diff --git a/matlab/reporting/@report_table/writeTableFile.m b/matlab/reporting/@report_table/writeTableFile.m
index ca6c46aac..8fad2a559 100644
--- a/matlab/reporting/@report_table/writeTableFile.m
+++ b/matlab/reporting/@report_table/writeTableFile.m
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function o = writeTableFile(o, pg, sec, row, col)
 % along with Dynare.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 ne = length(o.series);
-if length(o.series) == 0
+if ne == 0
     warning('@report_table.write: no series to plot, returning');
     return;
 end