--- lib/roo/openoffice.rb	2013-01-09 12:53:48.107559327 +0100
+++ lib/roo/openoffice.rb.orig	2013-01-09 12:28:43.050315103 +0100
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
         sheet_found = true
         col = 1
         row = 1
-        ws.xpath(".//*[local-name()='table-row' or local-name()='table-column']").each do |table_element|
+        ws.children.each do |table_element|
           case table_element.name
           when 'table-column'
             @style_defaults[sheet] << table_element.attributes['default-cell-style-name'] 
