diff --git a/pyexcel_ods.yaml b/pyexcel_ods.yaml
index f0faac2..2993b38 100644
--- a/pyexcel_ods.yaml
+++ b/pyexcel_ods.yaml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ release: 0.5.2
 file_type: ods
 dependencies:
   - pyexcel-io>=0.5.3
-  - odfpy>=1.3.3
+  - odfpy==1.3.5
 description: A wrapper library to read, manipulate and write data in ods format
diff --git a/pyexcel_ods/odsr.py b/pyexcel_ods/odsr.py
index d636b5c..a76a2f3 100644
--- a/pyexcel_ods/odsr.py
+++ b/pyexcel_ods/odsr.py
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ class ODSSheet(SheetReader):
         elif cell_type == "currency":
             value = cell.getAttrNS(OFFICENS, value_token)
             currency = cell.getAttrNS(OFFICENS, cell_type)
-            ret = value + ' ' + currency
+            if currency:
+                ret = value + ' ' + currency
+            else:
+                ret = value
         else:
             if cell_type in service.VALUE_CONVERTERS:
                 value = cell.getAttrNS(OFFICENS, value_token)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 61e8b85..f2d1c2a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 pyexcel-io>=0.5.3
-odfpy>=1.3.3
+odfpy==1.3.5
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e135de3..78bbbc9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CLASSIFIERS = [
 
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
     'pyexcel-io>=0.5.3',
-    'odfpy>=1.3.3',
+    'odfpy==1.3.5',
 ]
 SETUP_COMMANDS = {}
 
diff --git a/tests/test_bug_fixes.py b/tests/test_bug_fixes.py
index a723b35..cedfe3d 100644
--- a/tests/test_bug_fixes.py
+++ b/tests/test_bug_fixes.py
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ def test_issue_24():
     eq_(data['Sheet1'], [['test']])
 
 
-def test_issue_25():
-    test_file = get_fixtures("comment-in-cell.ods")
-    data = get_data(test_file)
-    print(data)
+def test_issue_27():
+    test_file = get_fixtures("issue_27.ods")
+    data = get_data(test_file, skip_empty_rows=True)
+    eq_(data['VGPMX'], [['', 'Cost Basis', '0']])
 
 
 def get_fixtures(filename):