diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f6fbf22bc..73e4ae1b4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "react-chart-editor",
   "description": "plotly.js chart editor react component UI",
-  "version": "0.17.0",
+  "version": "0.17.1",
   "author": "Plotly, Inc.",
   "bugs": {
     "url": "https://github.com/plotly/react-chart-editor/issues"
diff --git a/src/lib/__tests__/transpose-test.js b/src/lib/__tests__/transpose-test.js
index 46ed03447..6686dc542 100644
--- a/src/lib/__tests__/transpose-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/__tests__/transpose-test.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('transpose', () => {
   });
 
   it('correctly transposes 2d arrays', () => {
-    const originalArray = [[1, 2, 3], [9, 8, 7]];
+    const originalArray = [[1, 2, 3], [9, 8, 0]];
     const transposedArray = transpose(originalArray);
 
     expect(transposedArray.length).toBe(3);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('transpose', () => {
     expect(transposedArray[1][0]).toBe(2);
     expect(transposedArray[1][1]).toBe(8);
     expect(transposedArray[2][0]).toBe(3);
-    expect(transposedArray[2][1]).toBe(7);
+    expect(transposedArray[2][1]).toBe(0);
   });
 
   it('correctly fills non symmetrical 2d arrays', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/index.js b/src/lib/index.js
index 17489aea8..619ae35ef 100644
--- a/src/lib/index.js
+++ b/src/lib/index.js
@@ -95,9 +95,10 @@ function transpose(originalArray) {
         newArray[innerIndex] = [];
       }
 
-      const value = originalArray[outerIndex][innerIndex]
-        ? originalArray[outerIndex][innerIndex]
-        : null;
+      const value =
+        typeof originalArray[outerIndex][innerIndex] !== 'undefined'
+          ? originalArray[outerIndex][innerIndex]
+          : null;
       newArray[innerIndex].push(value);
     }
   }