diff --git a/syntax.php b/syntax.php
index c2df3ca..4aa1999 100644
--- a/syntax.php
+++ b/syntax.php
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ function _parseColumnNames() {
             }
         }
         $this->cols = $newCols;
-        if(count($this->opts ["hdrs"]) != count($this->cols)) {
+        if(isset($this->opts["hdrs"]) && count($this->opts["hdrs"]) != count($this->cols)) {
             $this->_showDebugMsg(
                 "The number of specified headers (".count($this->opts ["hdrs"]).
                     ") is not equal to the number of specified columns (".