diff --git a/src/contrib/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/contrib/view/SVTableCellRenderer.java b/src/contrib/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/contrib/view/SVTableCellRenderer.java
index d3370aa56..9b33f3c17 100644
--- a/src/contrib/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/contrib/view/SVTableCellRenderer.java
+++ b/src/contrib/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/contrib/view/SVTableCellRenderer.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class SVTableCellRenderer extends JLabel
       }
 
       public String format(short index, double value) {
-        if (index == 0)
+        if ( index <= 0 )
           return generalNumberFormat.format(value);
         if (textFormatter[index] == null)
           throw new RuntimeException("Sorry. I cant handle the format code :"+Integer.toHexString(index));