diff --git a/src/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs b/src/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs
index 78b49f922..9a9655ae3 100644
--- a/src/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs
+++ b/src/EPPlus/FormulaParsing/Excel/Functions/RefAndLookup/Indirect.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ public override CompileResult Execute(IEnumerable<FunctionArgument> arguments, P
             {
                 return CompileResult.Empty;
             }
+            else if(!result.IsMulti)
+            {
+                var cell = result.FirstOrDefault();
+                var val = cell != null ? cell.Value : null;
+                if (val == null) return CompileResult.Empty;
+                return new CompileResultFactory().Create(val);
+            }
             return new CompileResult(result, DataType.Enumerable);
         }
     }