diff --git a/lisp/ox-html.el b/lisp/ox-html.el
index 743f465..797aa96 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-html.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-html.el
@@ -2674,8 +2674,10 @@ contextual information."
            (table-attributes
             (let ((table-tag (plist-get info :html-table-tag)))
               (concat
+                (if (string-equal attributes "")
                (and (string-match  "<table\\(.*\\)>" table-tag)
                     (match-string 1 table-tag))
+                  attributes)
                (and label (format " id=\"%s\""
                                   (org-export-solidify-link-text label)))))))
        ;; Remove last blank line.