diff --git a/php/src/file/tab/AbstractReader.php b/php/src/file/tab/AbstractReader.php
index 6418235..8bffb47 100644
--- a/php/src/file/tab/AbstractReader.php
+++ b/php/src/file/tab/AbstractReader.php
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ abstract class AbstractReader implements IReader {
     $this->headers = $params["headers"] ?? static::HEADERS;
     $this->useHeaders = $params["use_headers"] ?? static::USE_HEADERS;
     $this->input = $params["input"] ?? static::INPUT;
+    $this->skip = $params["skip"] ?? 0;
     $this->trim = boolval($params["trim"] ?? static::TRIM);
     $this->emptyAsNull = boolval($params["empty_as_null"] ?? static::EMPTY_AS_NULL);
     $this->parseNone = boolval($params["parse_none"] ?? static::PARSE_NONE);
@@ -67,6 +68,8 @@ abstract class AbstractReader implements IReader {
 
   protected $input;
 
+  protected int $skip;
+
   protected bool $trim;
 
   protected bool $emptyAsNull;
@@ -81,15 +84,16 @@ abstract class AbstractReader implements IReader {
 
   protected function cookRow(array &$row): bool {
     if (!$this->useHeaders) return true;
-    if ($this->isrc == 0) {
+    if ($this->skip > 0) {
+      $this->skip--;
+      return false;
+    }
+    if ($this->headers === null) {
       # ligne d'en-tête
-      $headers = $this->headers;
-      if ($headers === null) {
-        if ($this->schema === null) $headers = null;
-        else $headers = array_keys($this->schema);
-        if ($headers === null) $headers = $row;
-        $this->headers = $headers;
-      }
+      if ($this->schema === null) $headers = null;
+      else $headers = array_keys($this->schema);
+      if ($headers === null) $headers = $row;
+      $this->headers = $headers;
       return false;
     }
     A::ensure_size($row, count($this->headers));