diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index a562b32..5ce7a31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -9,28 +9,27 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-n-publish:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.8
-
-    - name: Install poetry
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install poetry
-
-    - name: Build the package
-      run: |
-        poetry build
-
-    - name: Publish package
-      if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
-      uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
-      with:
-        user: __token__
-        password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
+
+      - name: Install poetry
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install poetry
+
+      - name: Build the package
+        run: |
+          poetry build
+
+      - name: Publish package
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags')
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@master
+        with:
+          user: __token__
+          password: ${{ secrets.PYPI_API_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index a5736ab..18a73e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -2,86 +2,84 @@ name: Run tox tests
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [master]
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ master ]
+    branches: [master]
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
-
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: [[3,7], [3,8], [3,9]]
+        python-version: [[3, 7], [3, 8], [3, 9]]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-    - name: Set up Python ${{ join(matrix.python-version, '.') }}
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: ${{ join(matrix.python-version, '.') }}
-
-    - name: Copy policy file for ubuntu-latest (needed to use ImageMagic in visual debugging tox tests)
-      run: |
-        sudo cp .github/workflows/policy.xml /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-
-    - name: Install ghostscript
-      run: |
-        sudo apt install ghostscript
-      if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-
-    - name: Install ImageMagick on macos-latest
-      run: |
-        brew install freetype imagemagick
-      if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-
-    - name: Install poetry and tox
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install poetry tox
-
-    - name: Run tox env pytest on Linux, macOS
-      run: |
-        tox -e py${{ join(matrix.python-version, '') }}
-      if: runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS'
-
-    # set the shell for Windows so env var expansion works in tox and subprocesses
-    - name: Run tox env pytest on Windows
-      run: |
-        tox -e py${{ join(matrix.python-version, '') }}
-      shell: cmd
-      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ join(matrix.python-version, '.') }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ join(matrix.python-version, '.') }}
+
+      - name: Copy policy file for ubuntu-latest (needed to use ImageMagic in visual debugging tox tests)
+        run: |
+          sudo cp .github/workflows/policy.xml /etc/ImageMagick-6/policy.xml
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+
+      - name: Install ghostscript
+        run: |
+          sudo apt install ghostscript
+        if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
+
+      - name: Install ImageMagick on macos-latest
+        run: |
+          brew install freetype imagemagick
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
+
+      - name: Install poetry and tox
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install poetry tox
+
+      - name: Run tox env pytest on Linux, macOS
+        run: |
+          tox -e py${{ join(matrix.python-version, '') }}
+        if: runner.os == 'Linux' || runner.os == 'macOS'
+
+      # set the shell for Windows so env var expansion works in tox and subprocesses
+      - name: Run tox env pytest on Windows
+        run: |
+          tox -e py${{ join(matrix.python-version, '') }}
+        shell: cmd
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
 
   flake8_pylint_docs_black:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Set up Python 3.8
-      uses: actions/setup-python@v2
-      with:
-        python-version: 3.8
+      - name: Set up Python 3.8
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.8
 
-    - name: Install poetry and tox
-      run: |
-        python -m pip install poetry tox
+      - name: Install poetry and tox
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install poetry tox
 
-    - name: Run tox env flake8
-      run: |
-        tox -e flake8
+      - name: Run tox env flake8
+        run: |
+          tox -e flake8
 
-    - name: Run tox env pylint
-      run: |
-        tox -e pylint
+      - name: Run tox env pylint
+        run: |
+          tox -e pylint
 
-    - name: Run tox env docs
-      run: |
-        tox -e docs
+      - name: Run tox env docs
+        run: |
+          tox -e docs
 
-    - name: Run tox env black
-      run: |
-        tox -e black
+      - name: Run tox env black
+        run: |
+          tox -e black
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 1a9a9ff..ad3f1e9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ Introduction
 ============
 
 ``libpdf`` allows the extraction of structured data from machine readable PDFs.
-
diff --git a/libpdf/tables.py b/libpdf/tables.py
index b974666..52fafea 100644
--- a/libpdf/tables.py
+++ b/libpdf/tables.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def extract_pdf_table(pdf, pages_list: List[Page], figure_list: List[Figure]):
 
     table_dict = {'page': {}}
     table_list = []
-
+    table_id = 1
     for idx_page, page in enumerate(
         tqdm(pdf.pages, desc='###### Extracting tables', unit='pages', bar_format=bar_format_lvl2()),
     ):
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ def extract_pdf_table(pdf, pages_list: List[Page], figure_list: List[Figure]):
         if len((page.find_tables(table_settings))) != 0:
             table_dict['page'].update({idx_page + 1: []})
             tables = page.find_tables(table_settings)
-            counter = 1
             lt_page = page._layout  # pylint: disable=protected-access  # easiest way to obtain LTPage
             for table in tables:
                 # bbox in tables use pdfplumber bbox coordination (x0, top, y0, bottom), hence, need to
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ def extract_pdf_table(pdf, pages_list: List[Page], figure_list: List[Figure]):
                 if _table_figure_check(table_pos, figure_list) is True:
                     table_dict['page'][idx_page + 1].append(
                         {
-                            'id': 'table.' + str(counter),
+                            'id': 'table.' + str(table_id),
                             'type': 'table',
                             'positions': table_pos,
                             # 'text': table_temp.extract(2, 2),
@@ -123,16 +122,16 @@ def extract_pdf_table(pdf, pages_list: List[Page], figure_list: List[Figure]):
                     cells = extract_cells(
                         lt_page,
                         table.rows,
-                        table_dict['page'][idx_page + 1][counter - 1]['cell'],
+                        table_dict['page'][idx_page + 1][len(table_dict['page'][idx_page + 1]) - 1]['cell'],
                         pages_list[idx_page],
                     )
 
-                    table = Table(idx=counter, cells=cells, position=table_pos)
+                    table = Table(idx=table_id, cells=cells, position=table_pos)
                     table_list.append(table)
 
-                    counter += 1
+                    table_id += 1
 
-            if counter == 1:  # no table is added
+            if len(table_dict['page'][idx_page + 1]) == 0:  # no table is added
                 del table_dict['page'][idx_page + 1]
 
     return table_list