diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/BalanceView.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/BalanceView.hs
index 941386665..f39b22792 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/BalanceView.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/BalanceView.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Hledger.Cli.BalanceView (
 ) where
 
 import Control.Monad (unless)
-import Data.List (intercalate, foldl')
+import Data.List (intercalate, foldl', isPrefixOf)
 import Data.Maybe (fromMaybe)
 import Data.Monoid (Sum(..), (<>))
 import System.Console.CmdArgs.Explicit as C
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ multiBalanceviewQueryReport
     -> ([Table String String MixedAmount], [[MixedAmount]], Sum MixedAmount)
 multiBalanceviewQueryReport ropts q0 j t q = ([tabl], [coltotals], Sum tot)
     where
-      ropts' = ropts { no_total_ = False, empty_ = True }
+      singlesection = "Cash" `isPrefixOf` t -- TODO temp 
+      ropts' = ropts { no_total_ = singlesection && no_total_ ropts, empty_ = True }
       q' = And [q0, q j]
       MultiBalanceReport (dates, rows, (coltotals,tot,avg)) =
           multiBalanceReport ropts' q' j
@@ -114,7 +115,7 @@ multiBalanceviewQueryReport ropts q0 j t q = ([tabl], [coltotals], Sum tot)
 
 -- | Prints out a balance report according to a given view
 balanceviewReport :: BalanceView -> CliOpts -> Journal -> IO ()
-balanceviewReport BalanceView{..} CliOpts{reportopts_=ropts, rawopts_=raw} j = do
+balanceviewReport BalanceView{..} CliOpts{command_=cmd, reportopts_=ropts, rawopts_=raw} j = do
     currDay   <- getCurrentDay
     let q0 = queryFromOpts currDay ropts'
     let title = bvtitle ++ maybe "" (' ':) balanceclarification
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ balanceviewReport BalanceView{..} CliOpts{reportopts_=ropts, rawopts_=raw} j = d
                  bvqueries
         mapM_ putStrLn (title : "" : views)
 
-        unless (no_total_ ropts') . mapM_ putStrLn $
+        unless (no_total_ ropts' || cmd=="cashflow") . mapM_ putStrLn $ -- TODO temp
           [ "Total:"
           , "--------------------"
           , padleft 20 $ showMixedAmountWithoutPrice (getSum amt)
diff --git a/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test b/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
index b2fac9320..a08a48c43 100644
--- a/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
+++ b/tests/cashflow/cashflow.test
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ Cash flows:
 --------------------
                    1
 
-Total:
---------------------
-                   1
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -48,9 +45,6 @@ Cash flows:
 --------------------
              $-40.00
 
-Total:
---------------------
-             $-40.00
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -84,9 +78,6 @@ Cash flows:
 --------------------
            $9,960.00
 
-Total:
---------------------
-           $9,960.00
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -120,9 +111,6 @@ Cash flows:
 --------------------
           $10,000.00
 
-Total:
---------------------
-          $10,000.00
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -155,9 +143,6 @@ Cash flows:
 --------------------
                    0
 
-Total:
---------------------
-                   0
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
@@ -179,7 +164,7 @@ Cashflow Statement
 
 >>>= 0
 
-# 6. Multicolumn test (historical)
+# 7. Multicolumn test (historical)
 hledger -f sample.journal cashflow -p 'monthly in 2008' -A --historical
 >>>
 Cashflow Statement (Historical Ending Balances)
@@ -196,3 +181,65 @@ Cashflow Statement (Historical Ending Balances)
 
 
 >>>= 0
+
+# 8. without -N/--no-total (single column)
+hledger -f sample.journal cf 
+>>>
+Cashflow Statement
+
+Cash flows:
+                 $-1  assets
+                  $1    bank:saving
+                 $-2    cash
+--------------------
+                 $-1
+
+>>>2
+>>>=
+
+# 9. with -N (single column)
+hledger -f sample.journal cf -N
+>>>
+Cashflow Statement
+
+Cash flows:
+                 $-1  assets
+                  $1    bank:saving
+                 $-2    cash
+
+>>>2
+>>>=
+
+# 10. without -N (multi column)
+hledger -f sample.journal cf -Y
+>>>
+Cashflow Statement
+
+                    ||  2008 
+====================++=======
+ Cash flows         ||       
+--------------------++-------
+ assets:bank:saving ||    $1 
+ assets:cash        ||   $-2 
+--------------------++-------
+                    ||   $-1 
+
+
+>>>2
+>>>=
+
+# 11. with -N (multi column)
+hledger -f sample.journal cf -Y -N
+>>>
+Cashflow Statement
+
+                    ||  2008 
+====================++=======
+ Cash flows         ||       
+--------------------++-------
+ assets:bank:saving ||    $1 
+ assets:cash        ||   $-2 
+
+
+>>>2
+>>>=