diff --git a/rag/app/qa.py b/rag/app/qa.py
index 5339f579f1..d9166057a3 100644
--- a/rag/app/qa.py
+++ b/rag/app/qa.py
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class Docx(DocxParser):
                         if c.text == r.cells[j].text:
                             span += 1
                             i = j
+                        else:
+                            break
                     i += 1
                     html += f"<td>{c.text}</td>" if span == 1 else f"<td colspan='{span}'>{c.text}</td>"
                 html += "</tr>"