diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/PreferencesExporter.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/PreferencesExporter.java
index 72e875e57..7d1104dbf 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/PreferencesExporter.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/PreferencesExporter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 import java.util.prefs.BackingStoreException;
 import java.util.prefs.Preferences;
 
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ public abstract class PreferencesExporter {
 
         if (!prefs.getExportWindowInformation()) {
             nodesToIgnore.add(SwingPreferences.NODE_WINDOWS);
+            nodesToIgnore.add(SwingPreferences.NODE_TABLES);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/SwingPreferences.java b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/SwingPreferences.java
index 277edc0b4..63686ffca 100644
--- a/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/SwingPreferences.java
+++ b/swing/src/net/sf/openrocket/gui/util/SwingPreferences.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class SwingPreferences extends net.sf.openrocket.startup.Preferences {
 
 
 	public static final String NODE_WINDOWS = "windows";
+	public static final String NODE_TABLES = "tables";
 	
 	private static final List<Locale> SUPPORTED_LOCALES;
 	static {
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ public class SwingPreferences extends net.sf.openrocket.startup.Preferences {
 	}
 
 	public Integer getTableColumnWidth(String keyName, int columnIdx) {
-		String pref = PREFNODE.node("tables").get(
+		String pref = PREFNODE.node(NODE_TABLES).get(
 				"cw." + keyName + "." + columnIdx, null);
 		if (pref == null)
 			return null;
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ public class SwingPreferences extends net.sf.openrocket.startup.Preferences {
 	}
 
 	public void setTableColumnWidth(String keyName, int columnIdx, Integer width) {
-		PREFNODE.node("tables").put(
+		PREFNODE.node(NODE_TABLES).put(
 				"cw." + keyName + "." + columnIdx, width.toString());
 		storeVersion();
 	}