diff --git a/cell.go b/cell.go
index b2818e7..3c44af4 100644
--- a/cell.go
+++ b/cell.go
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ func (f *File) GetCellRichText(sheet, cell string) (runs []RichTextRun, err erro
 		return
 	}
 	siIdx, err := strconv.Atoi(cellData.V)
-	if nil != err {
+	if err != nil || cellData.T != "s" {
 		return
 	}
 	sst := f.sharedStringsReader()
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ func (f *File) GetCellRichText(sheet, cell string) (runs []RichTextRun, err erro
 		run := RichTextRun{
 			Text: v.T.Val,
 		}
-		if nil != v.RPr {
+		if v.RPr != nil {
 			font := Font{Underline: "none"}
 			font.Bold = v.RPr.B != nil
 			font.Italic = v.RPr.I != nil
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ func (f *File) GetCellRichText(sheet, cell string) (runs []RichTextRun, err erro
 				font.Size = *v.RPr.Sz.Val
 			}
 			font.Strike = v.RPr.Strike != nil
-			if nil != v.RPr.Color {
+			if v.RPr.Color != nil {
 				font.Color = strings.TrimPrefix(v.RPr.Color.RGB, "FF")
 			}
 			run.Font = &font
diff --git a/cell_test.go b/cell_test.go
index 73b3018..77179cc 100644
--- a/cell_test.go
+++ b/cell_test.go
@@ -502,8 +502,13 @@ func TestGetCellRichText(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellRichText("Sheet1", "A1", runsSource))
+	assert.NoError(t, f.SetCellValue("Sheet1", "A2", false))
 
-	runs, err := f.GetCellRichText("Sheet1", "A1")
+	runs, err := f.GetCellRichText("Sheet1", "A2")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []RichTextRun(nil), runs)
+
+	runs, err = f.GetCellRichText("Sheet1", "A1")
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, runsSource[0].Text, runs[0].Text)