diff --git a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/parser/ExcelFileSection.java b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/parser/ExcelFileSection.java
index dd4a7c33c0bd198ee099aa67afd4442fe25605df..4fd83c4b8f5c6cfc45a4d5e02225266f3b36661a 100644
--- a/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/parser/ExcelFileSection.java
+++ b/openbis/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/generic/shared/parser/ExcelFileSection.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class ExcelFileSection
                         } else
                         {
                             sections.add(new ExcelFileSection(sheet, sectionName, begin, row
-                                    .getRowNum()));
+                                    .getRowNum() - 1));
                             sectionName = newSectionName;
                             begin = row.getRowNum() + 1;
                         }