Index: kernel/db/db_event_handler.php
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--- kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(revision 15359)
+++ kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(working copy)
@@ -1153,7 +1153,8 @@
 			$storage_prefix = $event->getEventParam('same_special') ? $event->Prefix : $event->getPrefixSpecial();
 
 			// get sorting from persistent session
-			$variable_value = $this->Application->RecallPersistentVar($storage_prefix . '_' . $variable_name . '.' . $view_name, ALLOW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS);
+			$default_value = $this->Application->isAdmin ? ALLOW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS : false;
+			$variable_value = $this->Application->RecallPersistentVar($storage_prefix . '_' . $variable_name . '.' . $view_name, $default_value);
 
 			/*if ( !$variable_value ) {
 				// get sorting from session
Index: units/helpers/col_picker_helper.php
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--- units/helpers/col_picker_helper.php	(revision 15359)
+++ units/helpers/col_picker_helper.php	(working copy)
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 
 	function LoadColumns($prefix)
 	{
-		$val = $this->Application->RecallPersistentVar($this->_getVarName($prefix, 'get'), ALLOW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS);
+		$default_value = $this->Application->isAdmin ? ALLOW_DEFAULT_SETTINGS : false;
+		$val = $this->Application->RecallPersistentVar($this->_getVarName($prefix, 'get'), $default_value);
 
 		if (!$val) {
 			$cols = $this->RebuildColumns($prefix);