diff --git a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java
index 83cf13a..c00edd1 100644
--- a/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java
+++ b/layoutparser-service/layoutparser-service-processor/src/main/java/com/knecon/fforesight/service/layoutparser/processor/services/factory/TableNodeFactory.java
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ public class TableNodeFactory {
         setPageNumberInCells(tablesToMerge);
         Set<Page> pages = tablesToMerge.stream().map(AbstractPageBlock::getPage).map(context::getPage).collect(Collectors.toSet());
         List<List<Cell>> mergedRows = tablesToMerge.stream().map(TablePageBlock::getRows).flatMap(Collection::stream).toList();
-        Table table = Table.builder().documentTree(context.getDocumentTree()).numberOfCols(mergedRows.get(0).size()).numberOfRows(mergedRows.size()).build();
+
+        Table table = Table.builder()
+                .documentTree(context.getDocumentTree())
+                .numberOfCols(mergedRows.isEmpty() ? 0 : mergedRows.get(0).size())
+                .numberOfRows(mergedRows.size())
+                .build();
 
         pages.forEach(page -> addTableToPage(page, parentNode, table));