diff --git a/src/layout-manager.js b/src/layout-manager.js
index 098df3a..e02973d 100644
--- a/src/layout-manager.js
+++ b/src/layout-manager.js
@@ -5,21 +5,28 @@ var RowSpanCell = Cell.RowSpanCell;
 var ColSpanCell = Cell.ColSpanCell;
 
 (function(){
+  function scanForConflict(table, rowIndex, columnIndex, cell) {
+    for(var y = rowIndex; y >= 0; y--){
+      var row2 = table[y];
+      var xMax = (y === rowIndex) ? columnIndex : row2.length;
+      for(var x = 0; x < xMax; x++){
+        var cell2 = row2[x];
+        while(cellsConflict(cell,cell2)){
+          cell.x++;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
   function layoutTable(table){
     table.forEach(function(row,rowIndex){
       row.forEach(function(cell,columnIndex){
         cell.y = rowIndex;
         cell.x = columnIndex;
-        for(var y = rowIndex; y >= 0; y--){
-          var row2 = table[y];
-          var xMax = (y === rowIndex) ? columnIndex : row2.length;
-          for(var x = 0; x < xMax; x++){
-            var cell2 = row2[x];
-            while(cellsConflict(cell,cell2)){
-              cell.x++;
-            }
-          }
-        }
+
+        // Because the initial scan may leave some cells with the same coordinates we scan twice
+        scanForConflict(table, rowIndex, columnIndex, cell);
+        scanForConflict(table, rowIndex, columnIndex, cell);
       });
     });
   }