diff --git a/rows.go b/rows.go
index d43a015040..f5f2dad603 100644
--- a/rows.go
+++ b/rows.go
@@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ func (f *File) getFromStringItem(index int) string {
 			return strconv.Itoa(index)
 		}
 		offsetRange := f.sharedStringItem[index]
+		if len(offsetRange) < 2 {
+			return ""
+		}
 		buf := make([]byte, offsetRange[1]-offsetRange[0])
 		if _, err := f.sharedStringTemp.ReadAt(buf, int64(offsetRange[0])); err != nil {
 			return strconv.Itoa(index)