diff --git a/modules/tabular.xml b/modules/tabular.xml
index 61534d5..1ccd0b8 100755
--- a/modules/tabular.xml
+++ b/modules/tabular.xml
@@ -472,7 +472,9 @@
 					<xsl:if test="@header = 'yes'"><xsl:text>}</xsl:text></xsl:if>
 				</xsl:otherwise>
 			</xsl:choose>
-			<xsl:if test="$column-no != last()"><xsl:text> &amp; </xsl:text></xsl:if>
+			<xsl:if test="$column-no != last()">
+				<xsl:call-template name="latex-column-separator" />
+			</xsl:if>
 		</common>
 		<!--
 			It's much easier in HTML, because a <td> is a <td> is a <td>, regardless of the attributes supplied.