diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2007.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2007.php
index 930ff42b..b4c80ac1 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2007.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Reader/Excel2007.php
@@ -1573,8 +1573,8 @@ class PHPExcel_Reader_Excel2007 implements PHPExcel_Reader_IReader
 				}
 				$docStyle->getFill()->setRotation(floatval($gradientFill["degree"]));
 				$gradientFill->registerXPathNamespace("sml", "http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/spreadsheetml/2006/main");
-				$docStyle->getFill()->getStartColor()->setARGB(self::_readColor( self::array_item($gradientFill->xpath("sml:stop[@position=0]"),true)->color) );
-				$docStyle->getFill()->getEndColor()->setARGB(self::_readColor( self::array_item($gradientFill->xpath("sml:stop[@position=1]"),true)->color) );
+				$docStyle->getFill()->getStartColor()->setARGB(self::_readColor( self::array_item($gradientFill->xpath("sml:stop[@position=0]"))->color) );
+				$docStyle->getFill()->getEndColor()->setARGB(self::_readColor( self::array_item($gradientFill->xpath("sml:stop[@position=1]"))->color) );
 			} elseif ($style->fill->patternFill) {
 				$patternType = (string)$style->fill->patternFill["patternType"] != '' ? (string)$style->fill->patternFill["patternType"] : 'solid';
 				$docStyle->getFill()->setFillType($patternType);