diff --git a/app/helpers/table_helper.rb b/app/helpers/table_helper.rb
index e5a64911d..0842cf1af 100644
--- a/app/helpers/table_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/table_helper.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module TableHelper
   def table_data
     content = {}
     data = JSON.parse(contents)['data']
-    return [] if data.blank?
+    return {} if data.blank?
 
     cells = metadata.fetch('cells', [])
 
diff --git a/app/services/reports/docx/table_helper.rb b/app/services/reports/docx/table_helper.rb
index 75630dd4b..f5f472f3b 100644
--- a/app/services/reports/docx/table_helper.rb
+++ b/app/services/reports/docx/table_helper.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ module Reports
         table_data = add_headers_to_table(table_data, table_type == 'well_plates_table')
 
         if table.metadata.present? && table.metadata['cells'].is_a?(Array)
-          table.metadata['cells'].each do |cell|
+          table.metadata&.dig('cells')&.each do |cell|
+            next unless cell.is_a?(Hash)
             next unless cell['row'].present? && cell['col'].present?
 
             row_index = cell['row'].to_i + 1
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@ module Reports
           end
         end
         @docx.p
+
+        return unless table_data.present? && table_data[0].present?
+
         @docx.table table_data, border_size: Constants::REPORT_DOCX_TABLE_BORDER_SIZE do
           cell_style rows[0], bold: true, background: color[:concrete]
           cell_style cols[0], bold: true, background: color[:concrete]
@@ -50,18 +54,16 @@ module Reports
       end
 
       def add_headers_to_table(table, is_well_plate)
-        table.each_with_index do |row, index|
+        table&.each_with_index do |row, index|
           row.unshift(is_well_plate ? convert_index_to_letter(index) : index + 1)
         end
 
-        header_row = Array.new(table.first.length) do |index|
-          if index.zero?
-            ''
-          else
-            is_well_plate ? index : convert_index_to_letter(index - 1)
-          end
+        header_row = Array.new(table&.dig(0)&.length || 0) do |index|
+          next '' if index.zero?
+
+          is_well_plate ? index : convert_index_to_letter(index - 1)
         end
-        table.unshift(header_row)
+        table&.unshift(header_row)
       end
 
       def convert_index_to_letter(index)
diff --git a/app/views/protocols/_table_element.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/_table_element.html.erb
index 06ef6b4af..dae63562c 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/_table_element.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/_table_element.html.erb
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
     <table>
       <tr>
         <th></th>
-        <% content[:contents].first.each_with_index do |el, index| %>
+        <% content[:contents]&.first&.each_with_index do |el, index| %>
           <th style="width:<%= content[:columns_size][index] %>px">
             <%= content[:columns_title][index] %>
           </th>
         <% end %>
       </tr>
 
-      <% content[:contents].each_with_index do |line, row_index| %>
+      <% content[:contents]&.each_with_index do |line, row_index| %>
         <tr style="height:<%= content[:rows_size][row_index] %>px">
           <td style="text-align:center"> <%= content[:rows_title][row_index] %></td>
           <% line.each_with_index do |el, column_index| %>