diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
index 81b18c2654..2964a6efcf 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_extension_nextmatch.ts
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ export class et2_nextmatch extends et2_DOMWidget implements et2_IResizeable, et2
 			{
 				this._parseHeaderRow(_grid.cells[y], _grid.colData);
 			}
-			else
+			else if(this.controller == null)
 			{
 				this._parseDataRow(_grid.cells[y], _grid.rowData[y],
 					_grid.colData);