diff --git a/python/felis/tap.py b/python/felis/tap.py
index d7e91e26..efb116ba 100644
--- a/python/felis/tap.py
+++ b/python/felis/tap.py
@@ -407,7 +407,9 @@ def visit_column(self, column_obj: datamodel.Column, table_obj: Table) -> Tap11B
         felis_type = FelisType.felis_type(felis_datatype.value)
         column.datatype = column_obj.votable_datatype or felis_type.votable_name
 
-        column.arraysize = column_obj.votable_arraysize or column_obj.length
+        column.arraysize = column_obj.votable_arraysize or (
+            column_obj.length if (column_obj.length is not None and column_obj.length > 1) else None
+        )
         if (felis_type.is_timestamp or column_obj.datatype == "text") and column.arraysize is None:
             column.arraysize = "*"
 
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ def _is_int(s: str) -> bool:
                 return False
 
         # Handle the deprecated size attribute
-        arraysize = column_obj.votable_arraysize
+        arraysize = column.arraysize
         if arraysize is not None and arraysize != "":
             if isinstance(arraysize, int):
                 column.size = arraysize
@@ -427,8 +429,9 @@ def _is_int(s: str) -> bool:
                 column.size = int(arraysize)
             elif bool(re.match(r"^[0-9]+\*$", arraysize)):
                 column.size = int(arraysize.replace("*", ""))
-            if column.size is not None:
-                logger.debug(f"Set size to {column.size} for {column.column_name} from arraysize {arraysize}")
+
+        if column.size is not None:
+            logger.debug(f"Set size to {column.size} for {column.column_name} with arraysize {arraysize}")
 
         column.xtype = column_obj.votable_xtype
         column.description = column_obj.description