diff --git a/src/serializer.rs b/src/serializer.rs
index b89bad2f..aa9af7a7 100644
--- a/src/serializer.rs
+++ b/src/serializer.rs
@@ -1167,9 +1167,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SerializerState {
     pub(crate) structs: HashMap<String, HashMap<String, CustomSerializeHeader>>,
     pub(crate) current_struct: String,
     pub(crate) current_field: String,
-    pub(crate) current_col: ColNum,
     pub(crate) current_row: RowNum,
-    pub(crate) value_format: Option<Format>,
 }
 
 impl SerializerState {
@@ -1179,32 +1177,30 @@ impl SerializerState {
             structs: HashMap::new(),
             current_struct: String::new(),
             current_field: String::new(),
-            current_col: 0,
             current_row: 0,
-            value_format: None,
         }
     }
 
     // Check if the current struct/field have been selected to be serialized by
-    // the user. If it has then set the row/col values for the next write() call.
-    pub(crate) fn is_known_field(&mut self) -> bool {
+    // the user. If it has then set the row value for the next write() call.
+    pub(crate) fn current_state(&mut self) -> Result<(RowNum, ColNum, Option<Format>), ()> {
         let Some(fields) = self.structs.get_mut(&self.current_struct) else {
-            return false;
+            return Err(());
         };
 
         let Some(field) = fields.get_mut(&self.current_field) else {
-            return false;
+            return Err(());
         };
 
         // Set the "current" cell values used to write the serialized data.
-        self.current_col = field.col;
-        self.current_row = field.row;
-        self.value_format = field.value_format.clone();
+        let row = field.row;
+        let col = field.col;
+        let value_format = field.value_format.clone();
 
         // Increment the row number for the next worksheet.write().
         field.row += 1;
 
-        true
+        Ok((row, col, value_format))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/worksheet.rs b/src/worksheet.rs
index 39f25a3e..a2b5cf0d 100644
--- a/src/worksheet.rs
+++ b/src/worksheet.rs
@@ -6742,19 +6742,18 @@ impl Worksheet {
         &mut self,
         data: impl IntoExcelData,
     ) -> Result<(), XlsxError> {
-        if !self.serializer_state.is_known_field() {
-            return Ok(());
+        let result = self.serializer_state.current_state();
+
+        match result {
+            Ok(result) => {
+                let (row, col, value_format) = result;
+                match &value_format {
+                    Some(format) => self.write_with_format(row, col, data, format).map(|_| ()),
+                    None => self.write(row, col, data).map(|_| ()),
+                }
+            }
+            Err(()) => Ok(()),
         }
-
-        let row = self.serializer_state.current_row;
-        let col = self.serializer_state.current_col;
-
-        match &self.serializer_state.value_format.clone() {
-            Some(format) => self.write_with_format(row, col, data, format)?,
-            None => self.write(row, col, data)?,
-        };
-
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     // -----------------------------------------------------------------------