diff --git a/app/Importer/Importer.php b/app/Importer/Importer.php
index 4d4998507a..dcd9b98839 100644
--- a/app/Importer/Importer.php
+++ b/app/Importer/Importer.php
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ abstract class Importer
     public function import()
     {
         $headerRow = $this->csv->fetchOne();
-        $results = $this->normalizeInputArray($this->csv->getRecords());
+        $this->csv->setHeaderOffset(0); //explicitly sets the CSV document header record
+        $results = $this->normalizeInputArray($this->csv->getRecords($headerRow));
 
         $this->populateCustomFields($headerRow);