diff --git a/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js b/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js
index 13335d51..c90797fa 100644
--- a/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js
+++ b/dist/tablefilter/tf-1.js
@@ -1121,19 +1121,19 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        if (!this.manager) {
 	            return;
 	        }
-	        this.buildBtn();
-	        this.buildManager();
-	
-	        this.initialized = true;
 	
 	        this.emitter.on(['hide-column'], function (tf, colIndex) {
 	            return _this.hideCol(colIndex);
 	        });
+	
+	        this.buildBtn();
+	        this.buildManager();
+	
+	        this.initialized = true;
 	        this.emitter.emit('columns-visibility-initialized', tf, this);
 	
 	        // Hide columns at start at very end of initialization
-	        // TODO: re-evaluate this as conceptually wrong
-	        this.hideAtStart();
+	        this._hideAtStart();
 	    };
 	
 	    /**
@@ -1294,17 +1294,6 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	
 	        this.btnEl.parentNode.insertBefore(container, this.btnEl);
 	        this.contEl = container;
-	
-	        // if (this.atStart) {
-	        //     let a = this.atStart;
-	        //     for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
-	        //         // let itm = Dom.id('col_' + a[k] + '_' + tf.id);
-	        //         // if (itm) {
-	        //         //     itm.click();
-	        //         // }
-	        //         this.hideCol(a[k]);
-	        //     }
-	        // }
 	    };
 	
 	    /**
@@ -1463,21 +1452,6 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        return this.hiddenCols;
 	    };
 	
-	    /**
-	     * Hide columns at start
-	     */
-	
-	
-	    ColsVisibility.prototype.hideAtStart = function hideAtStart() {
-	        if (!this.atStart) {
-	            return;
-	        }
-	        var a = this.atStart;
-	        for (var k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
-	            this.hideCol(a[k]);
-	        }
-	    };
-	
 	    /**
 	     * Remove the columns manager
 	     */
@@ -1538,6 +1512,17 @@ webpackJsonp([1],{
 	        }
 	    };
 	
+	    ColsVisibility.prototype._hideAtStart = function _hideAtStart() {
+	        var _this5 = this;
+	
+	        if (!this.atStart) {
+	            return;
+	        }
+	        this.atStart.forEach(function (colIdx) {
+	            _this5.hideCol(colIdx);
+	        });
+	    };
+	
 	    return ColsVisibility;
 	}();
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js b/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js
index 350b5016..e35ffdc4 100644
--- a/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js
+++ b/src/extensions/colsVisibility/colsVisibility.js
@@ -174,18 +174,18 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
         if (!this.manager) {
             return;
         }
+
+        this.emitter.on(['hide-column'],
+            (tf, colIndex) => this.hideCol(colIndex));
+
         this.buildBtn();
         this.buildManager();
 
         this.initialized = true;
-
-        this.emitter.on(['hide-column'],
-            (tf, colIndex) => this.hideCol(colIndex));
         this.emitter.emit('columns-visibility-initialized', tf, this);
 
         // Hide columns at start at very end of initialization
-        // TODO: re-evaluate this as conceptually wrong
-        this.hideAtStart();
+        this._hideAtStart();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -329,17 +329,6 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
 
         this.btnEl.parentNode.insertBefore(container, this.btnEl);
         this.contEl = container;
-
-        // if (this.atStart) {
-        //     let a = this.atStart;
-        //     for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
-        //         // let itm = Dom.id('col_' + a[k] + '_' + tf.id);
-        //         // if (itm) {
-        //         //     itm.click();
-        //         // }
-        //         this.hideCol(a[k]);
-        //     }
-        // }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -490,19 +479,6 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
         return this.hiddenCols;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Hide columns at start
-     */
-    hideAtStart() {
-        if (!this.atStart) {
-            return;
-        }
-        let a = this.atStart;
-        for (let k = 0; k < a.length; k++) {
-            this.hideCol(a[k]);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Remove the columns manager
      */
@@ -558,4 +534,12 @@ export default class ColsVisibility {
         }
     }
 
+    _hideAtStart() {
+        if (!this.atStart) {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.atStart.forEach((colIdx) => {
+            this.hideCol(colIdx);
+        });
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/test-state.js b/test/test-state.js
index bc2d4afd..69614414 100644
--- a/test/test-state.js
+++ b/test/test-state.js
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@ test('Can update sort', function() {
         { 'sort': { 'descending': true } }, 'Sort updated');
 });
 
+test('Can update columns visibility', function() {
+    // setup
+    state.persistColsVisibility = true;
+    state.state = {};
+
+    // act
+    state.updateColsVisibility([0, 2]);
+    state.persistColsVisibility = false;
+
+    // assert
+    deepEqual(state.state.col_0.hidden, true, 'Column 0 visibility updated');
+    deepEqual(state.state.col_2.hidden, true, 'Column 2 visibility updated');
+});
+
 module('Tear-down');
 test('Can destroy TF', function() {
     // setup