diff --git a/distarray/local/localarray.py b/distarray/local/localarray.py
index 1f48b1d6..5287b35f 100644
--- a/distarray/local/localarray.py
+++ b/distarray/local/localarray.py
@@ -273,11 +273,16 @@ def local_view(self, dtype=None):
 
     def view(self, dtype=None):
         if dtype is None:
-            new_da = LocalArray(self.global_shape, self.dtype, self.dist,
-                                self.grid_shape, self.base_comm, buf=self.data)
+            new_da = self.__class__.from_dim_data(dim_data=self.dim_data,
+                                                  dtype=self.dtype,
+                                                  comm=self.base_comm,
+                                                  buf=self.local_array)
         else:
-            new_da = LocalArray(self.global_shape, dtype, self.dist,
-                                self.grid_shape, self.base_comm, buf=self.data)
+            raise_nie()
+            #new_da = self.__class__.from_dim_data(dim_data=self.dim_data,
+            #                                      dtype=dtype,
+            #                                      comm=self.base_comm,
+            #                                      buf=self.local_array)
         return new_da
 
     def __array__(self, dtype=None):
diff --git a/distarray/local/tests/paralleltest_localarray.py b/distarray/local/tests/paralleltest_localarray.py
index a63aac72..7bcee160 100644
--- a/distarray/local/tests/paralleltest_localarray.py
+++ b/distarray/local/tests/paralleltest_localarray.py
@@ -489,6 +489,13 @@ def test_astype_cbc(self):
         self.assertEqual(b.dtype, new_dtype)
         self.assertEqual(b.local_array.dtype, new_dtype)
 
+    def test_view_bn(self):
+        a = LocalArray((16,16), dtype=np.int32, dist=('b', 'n'), comm=self.comm)
+        a.fill(11)
+        b = a.view()
+        self.assert_localarrays_allclose(a, b)
+        self.assertEqual(id(a.data), id(b.data))
+
     def test_asdist_like(self):
         """Test asdist_like for success and failure."""
         a = LocalArray((16,16), dist=('b', 'n'), comm=self.comm)