diff --git a/duka/app/app.py b/duka/app/app.py
index ea21f5c..404c670 100644
--- a/duka/app/app.py
+++ b/duka/app/app.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def name(symbol, timeframe, start, end):
     return name + ext
 
 
-def app(symbols, start, end, threads, timeframe, folder):
+def app(symbols, start, end, threads, timeframe, folder, header):
     if start > end:
         return
     lock = threading.Lock()
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def do_work(symbol, day, csv):
 
     with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=threads) as executor:
 
-        files = {symbol: CSVDumper(symbol, timeframe, start, end, folder) for symbol in symbols}
+        files = {symbol: CSVDumper(symbol, timeframe, start, end, folder, header) for symbol in symbols}
 
         for symbol in symbols:
             for day in days(start, end):
diff --git a/duka/core/csv_dumper.py b/duka/core/csv_dumper.py
index d7f5391..08294ae 100644
--- a/duka/core/csv_dumper.py
+++ b/duka/core/csv_dumper.py
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ def write_candle(writer, candle):
 
 
 class CSVDumper:
-    def __init__(self, symbol, timeframe, start, end, folder):
+    def __init__(self, symbol, timeframe, start, end, folder, header=False):
         self.symbol = symbol
         self.timeframe = timeframe
         self.start = start
         self.end = end
         self.folder = folder
-        self.include_header = True
+        self.include_header = header
         self.buffer = {}
 
     def get_header(self):
diff --git a/duka/main.py b/duka/main.py
index 38c7b33..3a18585 100644
--- a/duka/main.py
+++ b/duka/main.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument('-c', '--candle', type=valid_timeframe,
                         help='use candles instead of ticks. Accepted values 1M 5M 10M 15M 30M 1H 4H',
                         default=TimeFrame.TICK)
+    parser.add_argument('--header', action='store_true', help='include CSV header (default false)', default=False)
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if args.startdate is not None:
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ def main():
         end = args.day
 
     set_up_signals()
-    app(args.symbols, start, end, args.thread, args.candle, args.folder)
+    app(args.symbols, start, end, args.thread, args.candle, args.folder, args.header)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':