diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToFoConverter.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToFoConverter.java
index 71915d9ea3..d0b8614d6a 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToFoConverter.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToFoConverter.java
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ public class ExcelToFoConverter extends AbstractExcelConverter
         final List<Element> emptyRowElements = new ArrayList<Element>(
                 physicalNumberOfRows );
         int maxSheetColumns = 1;
-        for ( int r = 0; r < physicalNumberOfRows; r++ )
+        for ( int r = sheet.getFirstRowNum(); r <= sheet.getLastRowNum(); r++ )
         {
             HSSFRow row = sheet.getRow( r );
 
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToHtmlConverter.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToHtmlConverter.java
index e5ce39719f..2854693069 100644
--- a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToHtmlConverter.java
+++ b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hssf/converter/ExcelToHtmlConverter.java
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ public class ExcelToHtmlConverter extends AbstractExcelConverter
         final List<Element> emptyRowElements = new ArrayList<Element>(
                 physicalNumberOfRows );
         int maxSheetColumns = 1;
-        for ( int r = 0; r < physicalNumberOfRows; r++ )
+        for ( int r = sheet.getFirstRowNum(); r <= sheet.getLastRowNum(); r++ )
         {
             HSSFRow row = sheet.getRow( r );