diff --git a/R/ctl_colonnade.R b/R/ctl_colonnade.R
index 0134f7562..e6c49d95b 100644
--- a/R/ctl_colonnade.R
+++ b/R/ctl_colonnade.R
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ ctl_colonnade <- function(x, has_row_id = TRUE, width = NULL,
     out <- pmap(my_extra_cols, function(x, title, cols) {
       out <- as.list(x)[cols]
       if (!is.null(title)) {
-        names(out) <- paste0(paste0(title, "$", collapse = ""), names(out))
+        title_empty <- rep_along(title, "")
+        new_names <- paste0(paste0(title_empty, "$", collapse = ""), names(out))
+        new_names[[1]] <- paste0(paste0(title, "$", collapse = ""), names(out)[[1]])
+        names(out) <- new_names
       }
       out
     })
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/tbl-format-setup.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/tbl-format-setup.md
index 1a6b907c9..dbecdcf02 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/tbl-format-setup.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/tbl-format-setup.md
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
       #   `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 36)
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
       #   `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 37)
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
       #   `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 38)
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
       #   `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 39)
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
       #   `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 40)
@@ -619,8 +619,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
-      #   `col 05` <ord>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>, `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 41)
     Output
@@ -636,8 +635,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
-      #   `col 05` <ord>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>, `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 42)
     Output
@@ -653,8 +651,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
-      #   `col 05` <ord>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>, `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 43)
     Output
@@ -670,8 +667,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 3 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>,
-      #   `col 05` <ord>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>, `col 05` <ord>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 44)
     Output
@@ -687,7 +683,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 45)
     Output
@@ -703,7 +699,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 46)
     Output
@@ -719,7 +715,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 47)
     Output
@@ -735,7 +731,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 48)
     Output
@@ -751,7 +747,7 @@
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
       #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 49)
     Output
@@ -766,8 +762,7 @@
       3             3.23 c                 c       
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
-      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>, $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 50)
     Output
@@ -782,8 +777,7 @@
       3             3.23 c                 c       
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
-      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>, $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 51)
     Output
@@ -798,8 +792,7 @@
       3             3.23 c                 c       
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
-      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>, $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 52)
     Output
@@ -814,8 +807,7 @@
       3             3.23 c                 c       
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
-      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>, $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 53)
     Output
@@ -830,8 +822,7 @@
       3             3.23 c                 c       
       <tbl_format_footer(setup)>
       # ... with 2 more variables:
-      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>,
-      #   `col 01`$`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
+      #   `col 01`$`col 03` <chr>, $`col 04` <tbl[,2]>
     Code
       tbl_format_setup(x, width = 54)
     Output