Index: src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/table/ColumnSetup.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/table/ColumnSetup.java	(Revision 368384)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/table/ColumnSetup.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@
             ListIterator iter = rawCols.listIterator();
             while (iter.hasNext()) {
                 TableColumn col = (TableColumn)iter.next();
-                if (col != null) {
-                    colnum = col.getColumnNumber();
+                if (col == null) {
+                    continue;
                 }
+                colnum = col.getColumnNumber();
                 for (int i = 0; i < col.getNumberColumnsRepeated(); i++) {
                     while (colnum > columns.size()) {
                         columns.add(null);