diff --git a/src/fort.c b/src/fort.c
index a021afa..4b822b8 100644
--- a/src/fort.c
+++ b/src/fort.c
@@ -715,12 +715,14 @@ static fort_row_t* create_row_from_string(const char *str)
 
     char *pos = str_copy;
     char *base_pos = str_copy;
+    int number_of_separators = 0;
     while (*pos) {
         pos = strchr(pos, FORT_COL_SEPARATOR);
         if (pos != NULL) {
             *(pos) = '\0';
             ++pos;
-         }
+            number_of_separators++;
+        }
 
         fort_cell_t *cell = create_cell();
         if (cell == NULL)
@@ -743,6 +745,25 @@ static fort_row_t* create_row_from_string(const char *str)
         base_pos = pos;
     }
 
+    /* special case if in format string last cell is empty */
+    while (vector_size(row->cells) < (number_of_separators + 1)) {
+        fort_cell_t *cell = create_cell();
+        if (cell == NULL)
+            goto clear;
+
+        int status = fill_buffer_from_string(cell->str_buffer, "");
+        if (IS_ERROR(status)) {
+            destroy_cell(cell);
+            goto clear;
+        }
+
+        status = vector_push(row->cells, &cell);
+        if (IS_ERROR(status)) {
+            destroy_cell(cell);
+            goto clear;
+        }
+    }
+
     F_FREE(str_copy);
     return row;
 
diff --git a/tests/test_table.c b/tests/test_table.c
index 72d3d6f..7dd45ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_table.c
+++ b/tests/test_table.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void test_table_basic(void **state)
         assert_true( n == 4 );
         n = ft_row_printf(table, 1, "%c|%s|%f", 'c', "234", 3.14);
         assert_true( n == 3 );
-        n = ft_row_printf(table, 2, "%s|%f||%c", "234", 3.14, 'c');
+        n = ft_row_printf(table, 2, "%s|%f||", "234", 3.14);
         assert_true( n == 4 );
 
         char *table_str = ft_to_string(table);
@@ -186,10 +186,45 @@ void test_table_basic(void **state)
                 "|     |          |          |          |\n"
                 "========================================\n"
                 "|     |          |          |          |\n"
-                "| 234 | 3.140000 |          |        c |\n"
+                "| 234 | 3.140000 |          |          |\n"
                 "|     |          |          |          |\n"
                 "========================================\n";
 
+//        fprintf(stderr, "content:\n%s", table_str);
+        assert_true( strcmp(table_str, table_str_etalon) == 0);
+
+        free(table_str);
+        ft_destroy_table(table);
+    }
+
+    WHEN("All cells are empty") {
+        table = ft_create_table();
+
+        int n = ft_hdr_printf(table, "|||");
+        assert_true( n == 4 );
+        n = ft_row_printf(table, 1, "|||");
+        assert_true( n == 4 );
+        n = ft_row_printf(table, 2, "|||");
+        assert_true( n == 4 );
+
+        char *table_str = ft_to_string(table);
+        assert_true( table_str != NULL );
+        const char *table_str_etalon =
+                "=============\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "=============\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "=============\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "|  |  |  |  |\n"
+                "=============\n";
+
+
 //        fprintf(stderr, "content:\n%s", table_str);
         assert_true( strcmp(table_str, table_str_etalon) == 0);