diff --git a/src/main/java/au/org/ala/biocache/service/DownloadService.java b/src/main/java/au/org/ala/biocache/service/DownloadService.java
index 2da0a88f1..753b00a10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/au/org/ala/biocache/service/DownloadService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/au/org/ala/biocache/service/DownloadService.java
@@ -822,8 +822,7 @@ public void getHeadings(DownloadHeaders downloadHeaders, OutputStream out,
                 String[] headerOutput = downloadHeaders.joinedHeader();
 
                 if (fieldsRequested != null && headerOutput != null) {
-                    // ignore first fieldsRequested and headerOutput record
-                    for (int i = 1; i < fieldsRequested.length && i < headerOutput.length; i++) {
+                    for (int i = 0; i < fieldsRequested.length && i < headerOutput.length; i++) {
 
                         // find indexedField by download name
                         IndexFieldDTO ifdto = null;