diff --git a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/JAMA/Matrix.php b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/JAMA/Matrix.php
index 58ab8813..0bbd94a7 100644
--- a/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/JAMA/Matrix.php
+++ b/src/PhpSpreadsheet/Shared/JAMA/Matrix.php
@@ -1164,13 +1164,13 @@ class Matrix
      */
     private function validateExtractedValue($value, bool $validValues): array
     {
+        if (!is_numeric($value) && is_array($value)) {
+            $value = Functions::flattenArray($value)[0];
+        }
         if ((is_string($value)) && (strlen($value) > 0) && (!is_numeric($value))) {
             $value = trim($value, '"');
             $validValues &= StringHelper::convertToNumberIfFraction($value);
         }
-        if (!is_numeric($value) && is_array($value)) {
-            $value = Functions::flattenArray($value)[0];
-        }
 
         return [$value, $validValues];
     }