diff --git a/lib/src/layout_element.dart b/lib/src/layout_element.dart
index d3c652f929..efd2c025da 100644
--- a/lib/src/layout_element.dart
+++ b/lib/src/layout_element.dart
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TableLayoutElement extends LayoutElement {
               return FractionColumnWidth(width);
             } else {
               final width = double.tryParse(widthStr);
-              return FixedColumnWidth(width);
+              return width != null ? FixedColumnWidth(width) : null;
             }
           });
         })