diff --git a/admin/columns_settings.pl b/admin/columns_settings.pl
index c0c117bb27..e61782c5ff 100755
--- a/admin/columns_settings.pl
+++ b/admin/columns_settings.pl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if ( $action eq 'save' ) {
     my @columnids = $input->param("columnid");
     my @columns;
     for my $columnid (@columnids) {
-        next unless $columnid =~ m|^([^_]*)_([^_]*)_(.*)$|;
+        next unless $columnid =~ m|^([^#]*)#([^#]*)#(.*)$|;
         my $is_hidden = $input->param( $columnid . '_hidden' ) // 0;
         my $cannot_be_toggled =
           $input->param( $columnid . '_cannot_be_toggled' ) // 0;
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/columns_settings.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/columns_settings.tt
index f8127091a5..b1a8565396 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/columns_settings.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/columns_settings.tt
@@ -22,42 +22,43 @@
               <thead><tr><th>Column name</th><th>Is hidden by default</th><th>Cannot be toggled</th></tr></thead>
               <tbody>
               [% FOR column IN tables.$pagename.$tablename %]
+                [% SET value = pagename _ '#' _ tablename _ '#' _ column.columnname %]
                 <tr>
                   <td>
                     [% column.columnname %]
-                    <input type="hidden" name="columnid" value="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]" />
+                    <input type="hidden" name="columnid" value="[% value %]" />
                   </td>
                   <td>
                     [% IF column.is_hidden %]
                       [% IF column.cannot_be_modified %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_hidden" value="1" checked="checked" disabled="disabled" />
-                        <input type="hidden" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_hidden" value="1" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_hidden" value="1" checked="checked" disabled="disabled" />
+                        <input type="hidden" name="[% value %]_hidden" value="1" />
                       [% ELSE %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_hidden" value="1" checked="checked" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_hidden" value="1" checked="checked" />
                       [% END %]
                     [% ELSE %]
                       [% IF column.cannot_be_modified %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_hidden" value="1" disabled="disabled" />
-                        <input type="hidden" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_hidden" value="0" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_hidden" value="1" disabled="disabled" />
+                        <input type="hidden" name="[% value %]_hidden" value="0" />
                       [% ELSE %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_hidden" value="1" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_hidden" value="1" />
                       [% END %]
                     [% END %]
                   </td>
                   <td>
                     [% IF column.cannot_be_toggled %]
                       [% IF column.cannot_be_modified %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" checked="checked" disabled="disabled" />
-                        <input type="hidden" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" checked="checked" disabled="disabled" />
+                        <input type="hidden" name="[% value %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" />
                       [% ELSE %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" checked="checked" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" checked="checked" />
                       [% END %]
                     [% ELSE %]
                       [% IF column.cannot_be_modified %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" disabled="disabled" />
-                        <input type="hidden" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="0" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" disabled="disabled" />
+                        <input type="hidden" name="[% value %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="0" />
                       [% ELSE %]
-                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% pagename %]_[% tablename %]_[% column.columnname %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" />
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="[% value %]_cannot_be_toggled" value="1" />
                       [% END %]
                     [% END %]
                   </td>