diff --git a/atrcopy/segments.py b/atrcopy/segments.py
index b0370af..f81e83f 100644
--- a/atrcopy/segments.py
+++ b/atrcopy/segments.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import cStringIO
 import uuid
 
 import numpy as np
-from profilehooks import coverage
 
 from errors import *
 from utils import to_numpy, to_numpy_list
@@ -170,6 +169,8 @@ class SegmentData(object):
             else:
                 self.data = newdata
                 self.style = newstyle
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Can't resize a view of a segment")
 
     def replace_arrays(self, base_raw):
         newsize = len(base_raw)
@@ -365,13 +366,16 @@ class DefaultSegment(object):
 
     def set_raw(self, rawdata):
         self.rawdata = rawdata
-        self.data = rawdata.get_data()
-        self.style = rawdata.get_style()
-        self._search_copy = None
+        self.update_raw_pointers()
 
     def get_raw(self):
         return self.rawdata
 
+    def update_raw_pointers(self):
+        self.data = self.rawdata.get_data()
+        self.style = self.rawdata.get_style()
+        self._search_copy = None
+
     def resize(self, newsize, zeros=True):
         """ Resize the data arrays.
 
@@ -404,6 +408,7 @@ class DefaultSegment(object):
 
     def replace_data(self, container):
         self.rawdata.replace_arrays(container.rawdata)
+        self.update_raw_pointers()
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         """Custom jsonpickle state save routine
diff --git a/test/test_segment.py b/test/test_segment.py
index 46e7cd9..f39a320 100644
--- a/test/test_segment.py
+++ b/test/test_segment.py
@@ -349,29 +349,39 @@ class TestResize(object):
         self.container.can_resize = True
 
     def test_subset(self):
+        # check to see data a view of some rawdata will be the same when the
+        # rawdata is resized.
         c = self.container
         assert not c.rawdata.is_indexed
         offset = 1000
         s = DefaultSegment(c.rawdata[offset:offset + offset], 0)
         assert not s.rawdata.is_indexed
+
+        # Check that the small view has the same data as its parent
         for i in range(offset):
             assert s[i] == c[i + offset]
-        requested = 8192
+
+        # keep a copy of the old raw data of the subset
         oldraw = s.rawdata.copy()
         oldid = id(s.rawdata)
+
+        requested = 8192
         oldsize, newsize = c.resize(requested)
         assert newsize == requested
-        s.replace_data(c)
-        assert id(s.rawdata) == oldid
-        assert id(oldraw.order) == id(s.rawdata.order)
-        for i in range(offset):
+        s.replace_data(c)  # s should point to the same offset in the resized data
+        assert id(s.rawdata) == oldid  # segment rawdata object should be same
+        assert id(oldraw.order) == id(s.rawdata.order)  # order the same
+        for i in range(offset):  # check values compared to parent
             assert s[i] == c[i + offset]
+
+        # check for changes in parent/view reflected so we see that it's
+        # pointing to the same array in memory
         newbase = c.rawdata
         newsub = s.rawdata
-        print c.rawdata.data
+        print c.rawdata.data[offset:offset+offset]
         print s.rawdata.data[:]
         s.rawdata.data[:] = 111
-        print c.rawdata.data
+        print c.rawdata.data[offset:offset+offset]
         print s.rawdata.data[:]
         for i in range(offset):
             assert s[i] == c[i + offset]
@@ -411,11 +421,14 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     # t.test_indexed()
     # t.test_indexed_sub()
     # t.test_interleave()
-    t = TestSegment1()
-    t.setup()
-    t.test_xex()
+    # t = TestSegment1()
+    # t.setup()
+    # t.test_xex()
     # t.test_copy()
     # t = TestComments()
     # t.setup()
     # t.test_split_data_at_comment()
     # t.test_restore_comments()
+    t = TestResize()
+    t.setup()
+    t.test_subset()