diff --git a/import/read_hdf5_as_table.m b/import/read_hdf5_as_table.m
index e38f6b1..e2c622f 100644
--- a/import/read_hdf5_as_table.m
+++ b/import/read_hdf5_as_table.m
@@ -14,23 +14,27 @@ if ~iscellstr(exclude_var_set)
 end
 
 INFO = h5info(filename);
-
 num_rows = length(INFO.Groups);
 
+
 num_attr1 = length(INFO.Groups(1).Datasets);
 num_attr2 = length(INFO.Groups(1).Attributes);
 num_cols = num_attr1  +  num_attr2;
 sz = [num_rows,num_cols];
 
 % Extract group level attributes, they align for all
-% groups/measurements/rows of the table in filename .h5
+% groups (here denoting measurements/or rows) of the table in filename .h5
 group_columns = {INFO.Groups(1).Attributes.Name};
 
-dataset_columns = {};
-for j = 1 : num_attr1
-    dataset_columns{j} = INFO.Groups(1).Datasets(j).Attributes.Value;
+if num_attr1 == 1 && isempty(INFO.Groups(1).Datasets(num_attr1).Attributes)
+    dataset_columns = {};
+    num_attr1 = 0;
+    num_cols = num_cols - 1;
+else
+    for j = 1 : num_attr1   
+        dataset_columns{j} = INFO.Groups(1).Datasets(j).Attributes.Value;
+    end
 end
-
 %TODO: Implement feature to exclude varibales/columns as well as rows at
 %reading time. This requires propagating modifications 
 % % % Select group and dataset columns to be loaded from hdf5 file, which are