diff --git a/dist/frappe-datatable.cjs.js b/dist/frappe-datatable.cjs.js
index b74aefe..6fbc838 100644
--- a/dist/frappe-datatable.cjs.js
+++ b/dist/frappe-datatable.cjs.js
@@ -2583,7 +2583,7 @@ class CellManager {
         const hasDropdown = isHeader && cell.dropdown !== false;
         const dropdown = hasDropdown ? `<div class="data-table-dropdown">${getDropdownHTML()}</div>` : '';
 
-        const customFormatter = (cell.column && cell.column.format) || cell.format || null;
+        const customFormatter = cell.format || (cell.column && cell.column.format) || null;
 
         let contentHTML;
         if (isHeader || isFilter || !customFormatter) {
diff --git a/dist/frappe-datatable.js b/dist/frappe-datatable.js
index 402d13a..a32aca1 100644
--- a/dist/frappe-datatable.js
+++ b/dist/frappe-datatable.js
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ class CellManager {
         const hasDropdown = isHeader && cell.dropdown !== false;
         const dropdown = hasDropdown ? `<div class="data-table-dropdown">${getDropdownHTML()}</div>` : '';
 
-        const customFormatter = (cell.column && cell.column.format) || cell.format || null;
+        const customFormatter = cell.format || (cell.column && cell.column.format) || null;
 
         let contentHTML;
         if (isHeader || isFilter || !customFormatter) {
diff --git a/docs/assets/frappe-datatable.js b/docs/assets/frappe-datatable.js
index 402d13a..a32aca1 100644
--- a/docs/assets/frappe-datatable.js
+++ b/docs/assets/frappe-datatable.js
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ class CellManager {
         const hasDropdown = isHeader && cell.dropdown !== false;
         const dropdown = hasDropdown ? `<div class="data-table-dropdown">${getDropdownHTML()}</div>` : '';
 
-        const customFormatter = (cell.column && cell.column.format) || cell.format || null;
+        const customFormatter = cell.format || (cell.column && cell.column.format) || null;
 
         let contentHTML;
         if (isHeader || isFilter || !customFormatter) {
diff --git a/src/cellmanager.js b/src/cellmanager.js
index 2bf8eb1..ef15308 100644
--- a/src/cellmanager.js
+++ b/src/cellmanager.js
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ export default class CellManager {
         const hasDropdown = isHeader && cell.dropdown !== false;
         const dropdown = hasDropdown ? `<div class="data-table-dropdown">${getDropdownHTML()}</div>` : '';
 
-        const customFormatter = (cell.column && cell.column.format) || cell.format || null;
+        const customFormatter = cell.format || (cell.column && cell.column.format) || null;
 
         let contentHTML;
         if (isHeader || isFilter || !customFormatter) {