diff --git a/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/worksheet-xform.js b/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/worksheet-xform.js
index 8c17fc6da..3c6863cca 100644
--- a/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/worksheet-xform.js
+++ b/lib/xlsx/xform/sheet/worksheet-xform.js
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ utils.inherits(WorkSheetXform, BaseXform, {
     this.map.cols.render(xmlStream, model.cols);
     this.map.sheetData.render(xmlStream, model.rows);
     this.map.mergeCells.render(xmlStream, model.mergeCells);
-    this.map.hyperlinks.render(xmlStream, model.hyperlinks);
     this.map.dataValidations.render(xmlStream, model.dataValidations);
+    this.map.hyperlinks.render(xmlStream, model.hyperlinks);//For some reason hyperlinks have to be after the data validations
     this.map.pageMargins.render(xmlStream, pageMarginsModel);
     this.map.printOptions.render(xmlStream, printOptionsModel);
     this.map.pageSetup.render(xmlStream, model.pageSetup);