diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7a47cc761..11560a294 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ checksum = "3a4f925191b4367301851c6d99b09890311d74b0d43f274c0b34c86d308a3663"
 [[package]]
 name = "calamine"
 version = "0.21.2"
-source = "git+https://github.com/tafia/calamine?rev=a54bd9c#a54bd9cddc61a4a30475c4454efbbb2eecf9f975"
+source = "git+https://github.com/jqnatividad/calamine?branch=formula_empty_string_value#18b332e0a5e44c45dfe6a8d2169e20996bc9ed99"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d903080ac..1afeb64b5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ serial_test = { version = "2.0", features = ["file_locks"] }
 [patch.crates-io]
 geosuggest-core  = { git = "https://github.com/estin/geosuggest", rev = "5c6b08b" }
 geosuggest-utils = { git = "https://github.com/estin/geosuggest", rev = "5c6b08b" }
-calamine = { git = "https://github.com/tafia/calamine", rev = "a54bd9c" }
+calamine = { git = "https://github.com/jqnatividad/calamine", branch = "formula_empty_string_value" }
 
 [features]
 default = ["mimalloc"]
diff --git a/resources/test/formula_empty_string_value.xls b/resources/test/formula_empty_string_value.xls
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b70a9c411
Binary files /dev/null and b/resources/test/formula_empty_string_value.xls differ
diff --git a/tests/test_excel.rs b/tests/test_excel.rs
index 07d8aa84f..2c96785ee 100644
--- a/tests/test_excel.rs
+++ b/tests/test_excel.rs
@@ -1419,3 +1419,15 @@ fn excel_range_empty_sheet() {
         .is_some());
     wrk.assert_err(&mut cmd);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn excel_formula_empty_string_value() {
+    let wrk = Workdir::new("formula_empty_string_value");
+
+    let xls_file = wrk.load_test_file("formula_empty_string_value.xls");
+
+    let mut cmd = wrk.command("excel");
+    cmd.arg(xls_file);
+
+    wrk.assert_success(&mut cmd);
+}