diff --git a/klausur-service/backend/ocr_pipeline_api.py b/klausur-service/backend/ocr_pipeline_api.py
index ba8dcb8..2d92727 100644
--- a/klausur-service/backend/ocr_pipeline_api.py
+++ b/klausur-service/backend/ocr_pipeline_api.py
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ async def _word_stream_generator(
 
     # Compute grid shape upfront for the meta event
     n_content_rows = len([r for r in row_geoms if r.row_type == 'content'])
-    _skip_types = {'column_ignore', 'header', 'footer', 'margin_top', 'margin_bottom', 'page_ref'}
+    _skip_types = {'column_ignore', 'header', 'footer', 'margin_top', 'margin_bottom', 'margin_left', 'margin_right'}
     n_cols = len([c for c in col_regions if c.type not in _skip_types])
 
     # Determine layout