diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 9a05e4c8ff..6df21523fb 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -922,16 +922,21 @@ configure_zone(dns_c_ctx_t *cctx, dns_c_zone_t *czone, dns_c_view_t *cview,
 			dns_zone_detach(&zone);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If we cannot reuse an existing zone, we will have to
-	 * create a new one.
-	 */
-	if (zone == NULL) {
+	if (zone != NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * We found a reusable zone.  Make it use the
+		 * new view.
+		 */
+		dns_zone_setview(zone, view);
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * We cannot reuse an existing zone, we have
+		 * to create a new one.
+		 */
 		CHECK(dns_zone_create(&zone, lctx->mctx));
 		CHECK(dns_zone_setorigin(zone, origin));
 		dns_zone_setview(zone, view);
-		CHECK(dns_zonemgr_managezone(ns_g_server->zonemgr,
-					     zone));
+		CHECK(dns_zonemgr_managezone(ns_g_server->zonemgr, zone));
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index ac230027a3..7cd47345b5 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.122 2000/05/22 17:23:11 gson Exp $ */
+/* $Id: zone.c,v 1.123 2000/05/23 04:38:22 gson Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ dns_zone_setdbtype(dns_zone_t *zone, char *db_type) {
 
 void
 dns_zone_setview(dns_zone_t *zone, dns_view_t *view) {
+	if (zone->view != NULL)
+		dns_view_weakdetach(&zone->view);
 	dns_view_weakattach(view, &zone->view);
 }