diff --git a/java/bundles/org.eclipse.set.feature.export/src/org/eclipse/set/feature/export/xlsx/ExcelExportBuilder.java b/java/bundles/org.eclipse.set.feature.export/src/org/eclipse/set/feature/export/xlsx/ExcelExportBuilder.java
index 6b31bd8243..3f41756e26 100644
--- a/java/bundles/org.eclipse.set.feature.export/src/org/eclipse/set/feature/export/xlsx/ExcelExportBuilder.java
+++ b/java/bundles/org.eclipse.set.feature.export/src/org/eclipse/set/feature/export/xlsx/ExcelExportBuilder.java
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ private static void addTableSpans(final Sheet sheet,
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				sheet.addMergedRegion(new CellRangeAddress(sheetRowIndex + row,
-						sheetRowIndex + row + spanDown, column, column));
+				sheet.addMergedRegion(new CellRangeAddress(sheetRowIndex,
+						sheetRowIndex + spanDown, column, column));
 			}
 
 			sheetRowIndex++;