diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/parsers/70-CSV.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/parsers/70-CSV.js
index 0424e1e9b..fe39f4c59 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/parsers/70-CSV.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/parsers/70-CSV.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                                     // if separator is last char in processing string line (without end of line), add null value at the end - example: '1,2,3\n3,"3",'
                                     k[j] = line.length - 1 === i ? null : "";
                                 }
-                                else if ((line[i] === "\n") || (line[i] === "\r")) { // handle multiple lines
+                                else if (((line[i] === "\n") || (line[i] === "\r")) && f) { // handle multiple lines
                                     //console.log(j,k,o,k[j]);
                                     if (!node.goodtmpl) { node.template[j] = "col"+(j+1); }
                                     if ( node.template[j] && (node.template[j] !== "") ) {