diff --git a/src/gui/viewmanager.py b/src/gui/viewmanager.py
index 4adcc0c19..e7d8c1625 100644
--- a/src/gui/viewmanager.py
+++ b/src/gui/viewmanager.py
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ class ViewManager(CLIManager):
         self.button_handlers = []
         self.buttons = []
         self.merge_ids = []
-        self._key = None
         self.toolactions = None
         self.tool_menu_ui_id = None
         self.reportactions = None
@@ -970,8 +969,6 @@ class ViewManager(CLIManager):
             self.active_page.set_active()
             self.notebook.set_current_page(current_cat)
             self.notebook_cat[current_cat].set_current_page(current_cat_view)
-            self._key = self.uistate.connect('nameformat-changed', 
-                                             self.active_page.build_tree)
         else:
             #not one single view loaded
             WarningDialog(
@@ -1200,10 +1197,6 @@ class ViewManager(CLIManager):
                         gtk.main_iteration()
 
                     self.active_page.change_page()
-                    if self._key:
-                        self.uistate.disconnect(self._key)
-                        self._key = self.uistate.connect(
-                            'nameformat-changed', self.active_page.build_tree)
         else:
             #no views loaded
             pass
diff --git a/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py b/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py
index 7c9212970..fc826c21e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/lib/libpersonview.py
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class BasePersonView(ListView):
             }
 
         config.connect("interface.filter", self.filter_toggle)
+        uistate.connect('nameformat-changed', self.build_tree)
 
     def navigation_type(self):
         return 'Person'
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/eventview.py b/src/plugins/view/eventview.py
index 284b68209..549f219a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/eventview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/eventview.py
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ class EventView(ListView):
             '<CONTROL>BackSpace' : self.key_delete,
             }
 
-        config.connect("interface.filter",
-                          self.filter_toggle)
+        config.connect("interface.filter", self.filter_toggle)
+        uistate.connect('nameformat-changed', self.build_tree)
 
     def navigation_type(self):
         return 'Event'
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/familyview.py b/src/plugins/view/familyview.py
index d548e80f7..df50c0b07 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/familyview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/familyview.py
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class FamilyView(ListView):
             '<CONTROL>BackSpace' : self.key_delete,
             }
 
-        config.connect("interface.filter",
-                          self.filter_toggle)
+        config.connect("interface.filter", self.filter_toggle)
+        uistate.connect('nameformat-changed', self.build_tree)
 
     def navigation_type(self):
         return 'Family'
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py b/src/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py
index 8686d26d2..43a47c28e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/pedigreeview.py
@@ -659,6 +659,7 @@ class PedigreeView(NavigationView):
 
         self.dbstate = dbstate
         self.dbstate.connect('database-changed', self.change_db)
+        uistate.connect('nameformat-changed', self.person_rebuild)
         # Automatic resize
         self.force_size = config.get('interface.pedview-tree-size') 
         # Nice tree
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/relview.py b/src/plugins/view/relview.py
index e225d9809..ae06d3438 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/relview.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/relview.py
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ class RelationshipView(NavigationView):
             }
 
         dbstate.connect('database-changed', self.change_db)
+        uistate.connect('nameformat-changed', self.build_tree)
         self.redrawing = False
 
         self.color = gtk.TextView().style.white