diff --git a/common-tools/clas-utils/src/main/java/org/jlab/utils/groups/IndexedTable.java b/common-tools/clas-utils/src/main/java/org/jlab/utils/groups/IndexedTable.java
index a0865613f4..c791459f9a 100644
--- a/common-tools/clas-utils/src/main/java/org/jlab/utils/groups/IndexedTable.java
+++ b/common-tools/clas-utils/src/main/java/org/jlab/utils/groups/IndexedTable.java
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ public boolean isValid(int row, int column){
      */
     @Override
     public String getColumnName(int col) {
-        if(col>2){
-            return this.entryNames.get(col-3);
+        if(col>this.indexNames.size()-1){
+            return this.entryNames.get(col-this.indexNames.size());
         }
         return this.indexNames.get(col);
     }