diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte
index 593030985d..5b56e3d125 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/ViewDataTable.svelte
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
   export let view = {}
 
   let data = []
+  let loading = false
 
   $: name = view.name
 
   // Fetch rows for specified view
   $: {
     if (!name.startsWith("all_")) {
+      loading = true
       fetchViewData(name, view.field, view.groupBy, view.calculation)
     }
   }
@@ -31,10 +33,11 @@
     const QUERY_VIEW_URL = `/api/views/${name}?${params}`
     const response = await api.get(QUERY_VIEW_URL)
     data = await response.json()
+    loading = false
   }
 </script>
 
-<Table title={decodeURI(name)} schema={view.schema} {data}>
+<Table title={decodeURI(name)} schema={view.schema} {data} {loading}>
   <FilterButton {view} />
   <CalculateButton {view} />
   {#if view.calculation}
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/CalculateButton.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/CalculateButton.svelte
index efe3dcd79d..0452491247 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/CalculateButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/CalculateButton.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@
 </script>
 
 <div bind:this={anchor}>
-  <TextButton text small on:click={dropdown.show} active={!!view.field}>
+  <TextButton
+    text
+    small
+    on:click={dropdown.show}
+    active={view.field && view.calculation}>
     <Icon name="calculate" />
     Calculate
   </TextButton>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/popovers/CalculatePopover.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/popovers/CalculatePopover.svelte
index 1a14e64475..23965a63e0 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/popovers/CalculatePopover.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/popovers/CalculatePopover.svelte
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     )
 
   function saveView() {
-    if (!view.calculation) view.calculation = "stats"
     backendUiStore.actions.views.save(view)
     notifier.success(`View ${view.name} saved.`)
     onClosed()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js
index 550480d52c..e9fa29856d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/viewBuilder.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function viewTemplate({ field, tableId, groupBy, filters = [], calculation }) {
 
   const emitExpression = parseEmitExpression(field, groupBy)
 
-  const reduction = field ? { reduce: `_${calculation}` } : {}
+  const reduction = field && calculation ? { reduce: `_${calculation}` } : {}
 
   let schema = null