diff --git a/server/templateEngine.js b/server/templateEngine.js
index 5fdab3b..fc7c9e4 100644
--- a/server/templateEngine.js
+++ b/server/templateEngine.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ function renderTable(block, data, theme) {
   const allowBreak = block?.style?.allowPageBreak === true
   const compact = theme.reportDensity === 'compact' || block?.style?.compact === true
   const classes = ['table-wrap', allowBreak ? 'allow-break' : '', compact ? 'compact-table' : ''].filter(Boolean).join(' ')
-  return `<div class="${classes}"><table><thead><tr>${columns.map(c => `<th>${escapeHtml(c.label)}</th>`).join('')}</tr></thead><tbody>${rows.map(row => `<tr>${columns.map(c => `<td>${escapeHtml(getPath(row, c.key))}</td>`).join('')}</tr>`).join('')}</tbody></table></div>`
+  return `<div class="${classes}"><table><thead><tr>${columns.map(c => `<th>${escapeHtml(c.label)}</th>`).join('')}</tr></thead><tbody>${rows.map(row => `<tr>${columns.map(c => `<td>${escapeHtml(getPath(row, c.key ?? c.path))}</td>`).join('')}</tr>`).join('')}</tbody></table></div>`
 }
 
 function blockHtml(block, data, theme) {
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ function emailTable(block, data, theme) {
   const cellStyle = `padding:${cellPadding}px;border-bottom:1px solid ${theme.borderColor};color:${theme.textColor};text-align:left;vertical-align:top;`
   return `<mj-table padding="0" font-size="${Math.max(10, theme.baseFontSize - 2)}px" line-height="${theme.lineHeight}">
     <tr>${columns.map(column => `<th style="${headerStyle}">${escapeHtml(column.label)}</th>`).join('')}</tr>
-    ${rows.map(row => `<tr>${columns.map(column => `<td style="${cellStyle}">${escapeHtml(getPath(row, column.key))}</td>`).join('')}</tr>`).join('')}
+    ${rows.map(row => `<tr>${columns.map(column => `<td style="${cellStyle}">${escapeHtml(getPath(row, column.key ?? column.path))}</td>`).join('')}</tr>`).join('')}
   </mj-table>`
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ function emailBlockText(block, data) {
       const columns = Array.isArray(p.columns) ? p.columns : []
       if (!Array.isArray(rows) || !columns.length) return ''
       const header = columns.map(column => textValue(column.label)).join(' | ')
-      const body = rows.map(row => columns.map(column => textValue(getPath(row, column.key))).join(' | ')).join('\n')
+      const body = rows.map(row => columns.map(column => textValue(getPath(row, column.key ?? column.path))).join(' | ')).join('\n')
       return [header, body].filter(Boolean).join('\n')
     }
     case 'spacer':
diff --git a/server/templateEngine.test.js b/server/templateEngine.test.js
index 0c181f8..5935288 100644
--- a/server/templateEngine.test.js
+++ b/server/templateEngine.test.js
@@ -285,3 +285,24 @@ test('email spacer renders safely', () => {
   }, {})
   assert.match(html, /height:32px/)
 })
+
+
+test('tables accept path as well as key for column bindings', () => {
+  const template = {
+    blocks: [{
+      type: 'table',
+      props: {
+        rowsPath: 'areas',
+        columns: [
+          { label: 'Area', path: 'area' },
+          { label: 'Actual', path: 'actual' }
+        ]
+      }
+    }]
+  }
+  const data = { areas: [{ area: 'Packing', actual: '6.7 TPH' }] }
+  const html = renderReportHtml(template, data)
+  assert.match(html, />Packing</)
+  assert.match(html, />6\.7 TPH</)
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /\[object Object\]/)
+})