diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index e45e82d6e..b78ed051c 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ func (f *Field) createViewIfNotExistsBase(cvm *CreateViewMessage) (*view, bool,
 func (f *Field) newView(path, name string) *view {
 	view := newView(f.holder, path, f.index, f.name, name, f.options)
 	view.idx = f.idx
+	view.fld = f
 	view.stats = f.Stats
 	view.broadcaster = f.broadcaster
 	return view
diff --git a/view.go b/view.go
index 5a8e23ae1..43eed3c34 100644
--- a/view.go
+++ b/view.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type view struct {
 
 	holder *Holder
 	idx    *Index
+	fld    *Field
 
 	fieldType string
 	cacheType string
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ func (v *view) notifyIfNewShard(shard uint64) {
 }
 
 func (v *view) newFragment(shard uint64) *fragment {
-	fld := v.idx.Field(v.field)
+	fld := v.fld
 	spec := fragSpec{
 		index: v.idx,
 		field: fld,