diff --git a/stand/aggridx.py b/stand/aggridx.py
index 45a6e59..dcb69c4 100644
--- a/stand/aggridx.py
+++ b/stand/aggridx.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class aggridx(ui.aggrid):
         this operation maintains the current view on the data
         """
         row_index = self.row_id_to_index(row_id)
+        row = {"run": row_id, **row} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column
         self.ensure_column_defs(row)
         self.set_row_data(row, row_index)
 
@@ -40,15 +41,17 @@ class aggridx(ui.aggrid):
         this operation maintains the current view on the data
         """
         row_index = self.row_id_to_index(row_id)
+        row = {"run": row_id, **row} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column
         self.ensure_column_defs(row)
         self.update_row_data(row, row_index)
 
-    def append_row(self, row):
+    def append_row(self, row_id, row):
         """
         append row to the bottom of the table and
         append any missing columns on the right side of the table
         this operation maintains the current view on the data
         """
+        row = {"run": row_id, **row} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column
         self.ensure_column_defs(row)
         self.extend_row_data([row])
 
diff --git a/stand/api.py b/stand/api.py
index c733e8f..9089b04 100644
--- a/stand/api.py
+++ b/stand/api.py
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ def append_run(beamline: Beamline, pgroup: PGroup, run: int, entries: dict[str,
 
     lib.append_row(pgroup, run, entries)
 
-    entries = {"run": run, **entries} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column
-
     for grid in grids[pgroup]:
-        grid.append_row(entries)
+        grid.append_row(run, entries)
 
 
 @router.put("/pgroups/{pgroup}/runs/{run}")
@@ -63,8 +61,6 @@ def set_run(beamline: Beamline, pgroup: PGroup, run: int, entries: dict[str, Any
 
     lib.set_row(pgroup, run, entries)
 
-    entries = {"run": run, **entries} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column
-
     for grid in grids[pgroup]:
         grid.set_row(run, entries)
 
@@ -81,8 +77,6 @@ def update_run(beamline: Beamline, pgroup: PGroup, run: int, entries: dict[str,
 
     lib.update_row(pgroup, run, entries)
 
-    entries = {"run": run, **entries} # setdefault would not force run to be the first column
-
     for grid in grids[pgroup]:
         grid.update_row(run, entries)