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@@ -287,12 +287,16 @@ module Prawn
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           end
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         end
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-        contents.first.background_color = C(:header_color) if C(:header_color) && C(:headers)
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+        if C(:header_color) && C(:headers)
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+          contents.first.background_color = C(:header_color) 
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+        end
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         rows_to_skip_coloring = C(:headers) ? 1 : 0
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         contents.each_with_index do |x,index|
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           unless x.background_color 
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-            x.background_color = next_row_color if C(:row_colors)  && index >= rows_to_skip_coloring
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+            if C(:row_colors)  && index >= rows_to_skip_coloring
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+              x.background_color = next_row_color 
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+            end
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           end
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           x.draw 
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         end