1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/docx/body-reader.js b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
index b3aea00..5cdb4ef 100644
--- a/lib/docx/body-reader.js
+++ b/lib/docx/body-reader.js
@@ -567,7 +567,8 @@ function BodyReader(options) {
 
     function removeVMergeProperties(rows) {
         rows.forEach(function(row) {
-            row.children.forEach(function(cell) {
+            var cells = transforms.getDescendantsOfType(row, documents.types.tableCell);
+            cells.forEach(function(cell) {
                 delete cell._vMerge;
             });
         });