diff --git a/packages/angular-sdk-components/src/lib/_components/template/simple-table-manual/simple-table-manual.component.ts b/packages/angular-sdk-components/src/lib/_components/template/simple-table-manual/simple-table-manual.component.ts
index 4ee179d8..136468a1 100644
--- a/packages/angular-sdk-components/src/lib/_components/template/simple-table-manual/simple-table-manual.component.ts
+++ b/packages/angular-sdk-components/src/lib/_components/template/simple-table-manual/simple-table-manual.component.ts
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ export class SimpleTableManualComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     const refKeys: string[] = inColKey.split('.');
     let valBuilder = inRowData;
     for (const key of refKeys) {
-      valBuilder = valBuilder[key];
+      valBuilder = valBuilder[key] ? valBuilder[key] : valBuilder;
     }
     return valBuilder;
   }