diff --git a/xlhtml/ChangeLog b/xlhtml/ChangeLog
index 8fd04f6..cdef68f 100644
--- a/xlhtml/ChangeLog
+++ b/xlhtml/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ HEAD
 	  * Enabled compilation warnings, made sure there are none
 	  * More code modularization
 	  * Fixed handling of fonts (fixes some segfaults, closes bug 529044)
+	  * Fixed "String Table Error" occurences in some (not all) empty cells
 	* Added some Alpha portability fixes.  
 
 0.5 04/13/02
diff --git a/xlhtml/xlhtml.c b/xlhtml/xlhtml.c
index a37af5c..175c9f0 100644
--- a/xlhtml/xlhtml.c
+++ b/xlhtml/xlhtml.c
@@ -1134,10 +1134,17 @@ void main_line_processor(U16 opcode, U16 version, U32 count, U16 last, U8 data)
 								r, c, f, opcode,
 								str_array[i]->uni, str_array[i]->str,
 								str_array[i]->len, str_array[i]->crun_cnt, str_array[i]->fmt_run);
+						else	/* Error - probably OOM in add_str_array() */
+							add_wb_array( r, c, f, opcode,
+									(U16)0, (U8 *)"String Table Error", 18, 0, 0);
 					}
-					else	/* Error, so just set it empty */
+					else
+					{	/* the string table entry can legally
+						 * be NULL, see start of add_str_array()
+						 */
 						add_wb_array( r, c, f, opcode,
-								(U16)0, (U8 *)"String Table Error", 18, 0, 0);
+								(U16)0, (U8 *)"", 0, 0, 0);
+					}
 				}
 				else
 					MaxStringsExceeded = 1;
@@ -2196,8 +2203,18 @@ void add_str_array(U8 uni, U8 *str, U16 len, U8 *fmt_run, U8 crun_cnt)
 	if (next_string >= max_strings)
 	{
 		uni_string **tstr_array;
-		size_t new_size = (max_strings + STRINGS_INCR) * sizeof(uni_string *);
+		unsigned long new_max_str;
+		size_t new_size;
 
+		new_max_str = max_strings + STRINGS_INCR;
+		while (next_string >= new_max_str)
+		{	/* who knows how many empty strings (see above) we got in a row
+			 * - better make sure there's enough space allocated
+			 */
+			new_max_str += STRINGS_INCR;
+		}
+
+		new_size = new_max_str * sizeof(uni_string *);
 		tstr_array = (uni_string **)realloc(str_array, new_size);
 
 		if (tstr_array == NULL)
@@ -2214,15 +2231,15 @@ void add_str_array(U8 uni, U8 *str, U16 len, U8 *fmt_run, U8 crun_cnt)
 			str_array = tstr_array;
 
 			/* Clear the new string slots */
-			for (i=max_strings; i<(max_strings + STRINGS_INCR); i++)
+			for (i = max_strings; i < new_max_str; i++)
 				str_array[i] = 0;
-			
-			max_strings += STRINGS_INCR;
+
+			max_strings = new_max_str;
 		}
 	}
-	
+
 	if (str_array[next_string] == 0)
-	{
+	{	/* Can this ever be false? If yes, wouldn't that be a bug?  -- VDv */
 		str_array[next_string] = (uni_string *)malloc(sizeof(uni_string));
 		if (str_array[next_string])
 		{
@@ -2244,7 +2261,10 @@ void add_str_array(U8 uni, U8 *str, U16 len, U8 *fmt_run, U8 crun_cnt)
 						str_array[next_string]->crun_cnt = crun_cnt;
 					}
 					else
+					{
 						str_array[next_string]->crun_cnt = 0;
+						MaxStringsExceeded = 1;
+					}
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -2252,6 +2272,18 @@ void add_str_array(U8 uni, U8 *str, U16 len, U8 *fmt_run, U8 crun_cnt)
 					str_array[next_string]->crun_cnt = 0;
 				}
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				MaxStringsExceeded = 1;
+/*				fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot allocate %d bytes for string storage %d: %s",
+				    PRGNAME, len+1, errno, strerror(errno));	*/
+			}
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			MaxStringsExceeded = 1;
+/*			fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot allocate %d bytes for string storage %d: %s",
+			    PRGNAME, sizeof(uni_string), errno, strerror(errno));	*/
 		}
 	}
 	next_string++;