diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index f31fdcbc..f32841f6 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+  - fix bug when using arrays with tr_attr and td_attr in {html_table} (messju)
   - add unit testing to cvs core (Monte)
 
 Version 2.6.1 (Jan 16, 2004)
diff --git a/libs/plugins/function.html_table.php b/libs/plugins/function.html_table.php
index 3ebbf29a..c6693d88 100644
--- a/libs/plugins/function.html_table.php
+++ b/libs/plugins/function.html_table.php
@@ -70,13 +70,16 @@ function smarty_function_html_table($params, &$smarty)
                 break;
 
             case 'table_attr':
-            case 'tr_attr':
-            case 'td_attr':
             case 'trailpad':
             case 'hdir':
             case 'vdir':
                 $$_key = (string)$_value;
                 break;
+
+            case 'tr_attr':
+            case 'td_attr':
+                $$_key = $_value;
+                break;
         }
     }