diff --git a/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.java b/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.java
index 15fd21b01..27e1bb79a 100644
--- a/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.java
+++ b/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ void abilityModifier()
     Approvals.verify(table);
   }
   @Test
+  void veryLongHeaders()
+  {
+    Integer[] inputs = Range.get(1, 2);
+    VerifiableMarkdownTable table = VerifiableMarkdownTable.create(inputs, a -> getModifier(a),
+        "The name is very long and it is a header", "Modifier");
+    Approvals.verify(table);
+  }
+  @Test
   void differentCases()
   {
     // begin-snippet: markdown_table_example
diff --git a/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.veryLongHeaders.approved.md b/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.veryLongHeaders.approved.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa164a013
--- /dev/null
+++ b/approvaltests-tests/src/test/java/org/approvaltests/TableTest.veryLongHeaders.approved.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+| The name is very long and it is a header | Modifier |
+|------------------------------------------|----------|
+|                    1                     |    -5    |
+|                    2                     |    -4    |
diff --git a/approvaltests-util-tests/src/test/java/com/spun/util/StringUtilsTest.java b/approvaltests-util-tests/src/test/java/com/spun/util/StringUtilsTest.java
index 0b34ddfbe..29f578656 100644
--- a/approvaltests-util-tests/src/test/java/com/spun/util/StringUtilsTest.java
+++ b/approvaltests-util-tests/src/test/java/com/spun/util/StringUtilsTest.java
@@ -142,4 +142,14 @@ public void testSplitting()
     ParseInput.from(expected).withTypes(String.class, String.class)
         .verifyAll((i, p) -> Arrays.toString(StringUtils.split(i, p)));
   }
+  @Test
+  @UseReporter(AutoApproveReporter.class)
+  public void testRepeating()
+  {
+    var expected = """
+        Hello, 3 -> HelloHelloHello
+        -, 56 -> --------------------------------------------------------
+        """;
+    ParseInput.from(expected).withTypes(String.class, Integer.class).verifyAll((s, i) -> StringUtils.repeat(s, i));
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/StringUtils.java b/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/StringUtils.java
index e6f1b20a7..cdad1e5f0 100644
--- a/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/StringUtils.java
+++ b/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/StringUtils.java
@@ -621,4 +621,8 @@ public static String removeFromEnd(String contents, int length)
   {
     return contents.substring(0, contents.length() - length);
   }
+  public static String repeat(String string, int times)
+  {
+    return new String(new char[times]).replace("\0", string);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/markdown/table/MarkdownTableHeader.java b/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/markdown/table/MarkdownTableHeader.java
index 1d6bb1d52..67e73e255 100644
--- a/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/markdown/table/MarkdownTableHeader.java
+++ b/approvaltests-util/src/main/java/com/spun/util/markdown/table/MarkdownTableHeader.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.spun.util.markdown.table;
 
+import com.spun.util.StringUtils;
+
 public class MarkdownTableHeader implements MarkdownTableElement, Resizable
 {
   private int            padUntil = 1;
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ public MarkdownTableHeader()
   public String toString()
   {
     int dashCount = padUntil + 2; // Math.max(3, padUntil + 2);
-    String dashes = "----------------------------------".substring(0, dashCount);
+    String dashes = StringUtils.repeat("-", dashCount);
     if (columnProperties == MarkdownColumn.RIGHT_JUSTIFIED)
     {
       dashes = dashes.substring(0, dashCount - 1) + ":";