diff --git a/src/features/exporter/js/exporter.js b/src/features/exporter/js/exporter.js
index a1bae02730..54b9f3b95e 100755
--- a/src/features/exporter/js/exporter.js
+++ b/src/features/exporter/js/exporter.js
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
            *   }
            * </pre>
            */
-          gridOptions.exporterExcelCustomFormatters = gridOptions.exporterExcelCustomFormatters ? gridOptions.exporterExcelCustomFormatters : function( grid, workbook, docDefinition ) { return null; };
+          gridOptions.exporterExcelCustomFormatters = gridOptions.exporterExcelCustomFormatters ? gridOptions.exporterExcelCustomFormatters : function( grid, workbook, docDefinition ) { return docDefinition; };
 
           /**
            * @ngdoc function