diff --git a/htdocs/imports/import.php b/htdocs/imports/import.php
index d4d78ae3535842c19062a10cb8143690ace7caf8..76a3f5a2555d82b891df5ae66a270f3876218011 100644
--- a/htdocs/imports/import.php
+++ b/htdocs/imports/import.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ $step				= (GETPOST('step') ? GETPOST('step') : 1);
 $import_name		= GETPOST('import_name');
 $hexa				= GETPOST('hexa');
 $importmodelid		= GETPOST('importmodelid');
-$excludefirstline	= (GETPOST('excludefirstline') ? GETPOST('excludefirstline') : 0);
+$excludefirstline	= (GETPOST('excludefirstline') ? GETPOST('excludefirstline') : 1);
 $endatlinenb     	= (GETPOST('endatlinenb') ? GETPOST('endatlinenb') : '');
 $separator			= (GETPOST('separator') ? GETPOST('separator') : (! empty($conf->global->IMPORT_CSV_SEPARATOR_TO_USE)?$conf->global->IMPORT_CSV_SEPARATOR_TO_USE:','));
 $enclosure			= (GETPOST('enclosure') ? GETPOST('enclosure') : '"');