diff --git a/changes/101.bugfix.rst b/changes/101.bugfix.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d909db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/101.bugfix.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed a bug that could cause printing lightcone summary to fail when column originally contained "redshift" column that had been dropped.
diff --git a/src/opencosmo/collection/lightcone/lightcone.py b/src/opencosmo/collection/lightcone/lightcone.py
index 75fc930f..30f3d689 100644
--- a/src/opencosmo/collection/lightcone/lightcone.py
+++ b/src/opencosmo/collection/lightcone/lightcone.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def __repr__(self):
         else:
             repr_ds = self.take(10, at="start")
             table_head = "First 10 rows:\n"
-        if self.__hide_redshift:
+        if self.__hide_redshift and "redshift" in self.columns:
             repr_ds = repr_ds.drop("redshift")
 
         table_repr = repr_ds.data.__repr__()
diff --git a/test/test_diffsky.py b/test/test_diffsky.py
index 79c5844c..54c3f5e3 100644
--- a/test/test_diffsky.py
+++ b/test/test_diffsky.py
@@ -61,3 +61,10 @@ def test_cone_search(core_path_475, core_path_487):
     ds = oc.open(core_path_487, core_path_475, synth_cores=True)
     region = oc.make_cone(center, radius)
     ds = ds.bound(region)
+
+
+def test_repr(core_path_475, core_path_487):
+    ds = oc.open(core_path_487, core_path_475)
+    ds = ds.with_redshift_range(0, 0.1)
+    ds = ds.select(["ra", "dec"])
+    assert str(ds)
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 2005de7b..70ca1e60 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "opencosmo"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.9.0b1"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "astropy" },