diff --git a/src/Reader/CsvReader.php b/src/Reader/CsvReader.php
index f269b63b..32870f91 100644
--- a/src/Reader/CsvReader.php
+++ b/src/Reader/CsvReader.php
@@ -365,19 +365,30 @@ protected function readHeaderRow($rowNumber)
      */
     protected function incrementHeaders(array $headers)
     {
-        $incrementedHeaders = [];
-        foreach (array_count_values($headers) as $header => $count) {
+        $incrementedHeaders = [ ];
+
+        // Get all headlines that are duplicate or more
+        foreach ( array_count_values ( $headers ) as $header => $count ) {
             if ($count > 1) {
-                $incrementedHeaders[] = $header;
-                for ($i = 1; $i < $count; $i++) {
-                    $incrementedHeaders[] = $header . $i;
-                }
-            } else {
-                $incrementedHeaders[] = $header;
+                $incrementedHeaders [$header] = 0;
             }
         }
 
-        return $incrementedHeaders;
+        // Replace the headers with the new header name but keep the position ($key) in the array
+        foreach ($headers as $key => $headerName) {
+            if (isset ($incrementedHeaders [$headerName])) {
+                $prefix = empty ($headerName) ? 'UNKNOWN' : '';
+                $nr     = $incrementedHeaders [$headerName]++;
+
+                // to stay compatible with old test
+                if ($nr == 0)
+                    $nr = '';
+
+                $headers [$key] = $prefix . $headerName . $nr;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $headers;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Fixtures/data_column_headers_duplicates.csv b/tests/Fixtures/data_column_headers_duplicates.csv
index c39a0aa2..233d68d0 100644
--- a/tests/Fixtures/data_column_headers_duplicates.csv
+++ b/tests/Fixtures/data_column_headers_duplicates.csv
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-id,description,description,description,details,details,last
-50,"First","Second","Third","Details1","Details2","Last one"
+id,description,description,description,details,details,last,,
+50,"First","Second","Third","Details1","Details2","Last one","empty1", "empty2"
diff --git a/tests/Reader/CsvReaderTest.php b/tests/Reader/CsvReaderTest.php
index 42413464..f0a9e674 100644
--- a/tests/Reader/CsvReaderTest.php
+++ b/tests/Reader/CsvReaderTest.php
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public function testDuplicateHeadersIncrement()
         $current = $reader->current();
 
         $this->assertEquals(
-            array('id', 'description', 'description1', 'description2', 'details', 'details1', 'last'),
+            array('id', 'description', 'description1', 'description2', 'details', 'details1', 'last', 'UNKNOWN', 'UNKNOWN1'),
             $reader->getColumnHeaders()
         );
 
@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ public function testDuplicateHeadersIncrement()
                 'description2' => 'Third',
                 'details'      => 'Details1',
                 'details1'     => 'Details2',
-                'last'         => 'Last one'
+                'last'         => 'Last one',
+                'UNKNOWN'      => 'empty1',
+                'UNKNOWN1'     => 'empty2'
             ),
             $current
         );
@@ -230,13 +232,14 @@ public function testDuplicateHeadersMerge()
         $reader->rewind();
         $current = $reader->current();
 
-        $this->assertCount(4, $reader->getColumnHeaders());
+        $this->assertCount(5, $reader->getColumnHeaders());
 
         $expected = array(
             'id'          => '50',
             'description' => array('First', 'Second', 'Third'),
             'details'     => array('Details1', 'Details2'),
-            'last'        => 'Last one'
+            'last'        => 'Last one',
+            ''            => array('empty1', 'empty2')
         );
         $this->assertEquals($expected, $current);
     }