diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/table.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/table.rs
index b5122d70c1..45109cec3f 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/table.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/table.rs
@@ -66,30 +66,22 @@ fn convert_to_table(iter: impl IntoIterator<Item = Value>) -> Option<nu_table::T
 
     if let Some(first) = iter.peek() {
         let mut headers = first.columns();
-        if !headers.is_empty() {
-            headers.insert(0, "#".into());
-        }
+        headers.insert(0, "#".into());
 
         let mut data = vec![];
 
         for (row_num, item) in iter.enumerate() {
             let mut row = vec![row_num.to_string()];
 
-            if headers.is_empty() {
-                row.push(item.into_string())
-            } else {
-                for header in headers.iter().skip(1) {
-                    let result = {
-                        item.clone().follow_cell_path(&[PathMember::String {
-                            val: header.into(),
-                            span: Span::unknown(),
-                        }])
-                    };
+            for header in headers.iter().skip(1) {
+                let result = item.clone().follow_cell_path(&[PathMember::String {
+                    val: header.into(),
+                    span: Span::unknown(),
+                }]);
 
-                    match result {
-                        Ok(value) => row.push(value.into_string()),
-                        Err(_) => row.push(String::new()),
-                    }
+                match result {
+                    Ok(value) => row.push(value.into_string()),
+                    Err(_) => row.push(String::new()),
                 }
             }