diff --git a/src/assemble.js b/src/assemble.js
index 467c759..d66d3f3 100644
--- a/src/assemble.js
+++ b/src/assemble.js
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ export function assembleLists(output, definitionLevels, repetitionLevels, values
   if (repetitionLevels[0]) {
     // continue previous row
     while (currentDepth < repetitionPath.length - 2 && currentRepLevel < repetitionLevels[0]) {
-      if (!currentContainer) throw new Error('parquet cannot resume previous page')
-      // go into last list
-      currentContainer = currentContainer.at(-1)
-      containerStack.push(currentContainer)
       currentDepth++
-      if (repetitionPath[currentDepth] !== 'REQUIRED') currentDefLevel++
+      if (repetitionPath[currentDepth] !== 'REQUIRED') {
+        // go into last list
+        currentContainer = currentContainer.at(-1)
+        containerStack.push(currentContainer)
+        currentDefLevel++
+      }
       if (repetitionPath[currentDepth] === 'REPEATED') currentRepLevel++
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/assemble.test.js b/test/assemble.test.js
index ad97bcb..98c80cd 100644
--- a/test/assemble.test.js
+++ b/test/assemble.test.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ describe('assembleLists', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual([[['a', 'b']], [], [['d', 'e']]])
   })
 
-  it('should handle continuing a row from the previous page', () => {
+  it('should continue from the previous page', () => {
     const definitionLevels = [3, 3, 3, 1]
     const repetitionLevels = [1, 0, 1, 0]
     const values = ['b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ describe('assembleLists', () => {
     expect(result).toEqual([[['a', 'b']], [['c', 'd']], [[]]])
   })
 
+  it('should continue from the previous page (depth 2)', () => {
+    const repetitionLevels = [2, 0, 2, 0]
+    const values = ['b', 'c', 'd', 'e']
+    const prev = [[['a']]]
+    const result = assembleLists(prev, [], repetitionLevels, values, nestedRequired)
+    expect(result).toEqual([[['a', 'b']], [['c', 'd']], [['e']]])
+  })
+
   it('should handle nested arrays', () => {
     // from nullable.impala.parquet
     const repetitionLevels = [0, 2, 1, 2]