diff --git a/backend/model/spreadsheet_builder.rb b/backend/model/spreadsheet_builder.rb
index 43bf4e1..985025a 100644
--- a/backend/model/spreadsheet_builder.rb
+++ b/backend/model/spreadsheet_builder.rb
@@ -157,8 +157,7 @@ class AccessionLookupColumn < StringColumn
       StringColumn.new(:archival_object, :lock_version, :header_label => "Version", :locked => true),
       StringColumn.new(:archival_object, :title, :width => 30),
       EnumColumn.new(:archival_object, :level, 'archival_record_level', :width => 15),
-      # ref_id is read only so removing for now
-      # StringColumn.new(:archival_object, :ref_id, :width => 15),
+      StringColumn.new(:archival_object, :ref_id, :width => 15, :locked => true),
       StringColumn.new(:archival_object, :component_id, :width => 15),
       StringColumn.new(:archival_object, :repository_processing_note, :width => 30),
       BooleanColumn.new(:archival_object, :publish),
diff --git a/frontend/views/spreadsheet_bulk_updater/download_form.html.erb b/frontend/views/spreadsheet_bulk_updater/download_form.html.erb
index db5c16b..b9aa357 100644
--- a/frontend/views/spreadsheet_bulk_updater/download_form.html.erb
+++ b/frontend/views/spreadsheet_bulk_updater/download_form.html.erb
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
           [
             ['update_select_level', 'archival_object.level'],
             ['update_select_component_id', 'archival_object.component_id'],
+            ['update_select_ref_id', 'archival_object.ref_id'],
             ['update_select_repository_processing_note', 'archival_object.repository_processing_note'],
             ['update_select_publish', 'archival_object.publish'],
             ['update_select_date', 'date._plural'],