1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFSheet.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFSheet.java
index 3cc13f1d9c..deb2a864f0 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFSheet.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFSheet.java
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ public class XSSFSheet extends POIXMLDocumentPart implements Sheet, OoxmlSheetEx
             throw new POIXMLException(e);
         }
 
-        initRows(worksheet);
         columnHelper = new ColumnHelper(worksheet);
+        initRows(worksheet);
         // Look for bits we're interested in
         for(RelationPart rp : getRelationParts()){
             POIXMLDocumentPart p = rp.getDocumentPart();