diff --git a/Src/xWorks/XWorksViewBase.cs b/Src/xWorks/XWorksViewBase.cs
index 803115d4c2..50b608c0d8 100644
--- a/Src/xWorks/XWorksViewBase.cs
+++ b/Src/xWorks/XWorksViewBase.cs
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ internal RecordClerk CreateClerk(bool loadList)
 		/// <param name="clerk"></param>
 		internal void UpdateClerkEditable(RecordClerk clerk)
 		{
-			if (clerk != null)
+			if (clerk?.IsDisposed == false)
 			{
 				clerk.Editable = XmlUtils.GetOptionalBooleanAttributeValue(
 					m_configurationParameters,