diff --git a/utils/csv.ts b/utils/csv.ts
index 609848b..6075533 100644
--- a/utils/csv.ts
+++ b/utils/csv.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ interface CsvReaderOptions {
    */
   assumeEmptyValues: boolean
 
-  /** whether to treat header line as a data line */
-  includeHeader: boolean
+  /** whether to treat all data from the readable as data (requires `schema` to be set) */
+  skipHeader: boolean
 }
 
 export class CsvReader<const Fields extends string[] = string[]> {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class CsvReader<const Fields extends string[] = string[]> {
     options: Partial<CsvReaderOptions> & {
       /** fields that are expected in the csv */
       schema?: Fields
-    },
+    } = {},
   ) {
     this.options = {
       lineDelimiter: '\n',
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ export class CsvReader<const Fields extends string[] = string[]> {
       quote: '"',
       quoteEscape: '"',
       assumeEmptyValues: false,
-      includeHeader: false,
+      skipHeader: false,
       ...options,
     }
 
     this.#codec = new FramedReader(stream, new TextDelimiterCodec(this.options.lineDelimiter))
     this.#schema = options.schema
 
-    if (options.includeHeader) {
+    if (options.skipHeader) {
       if (!options.schema) throw new Error('schema is required if includeHeader is true')
       this.#header = options.schema
     }