diff --git a/src/coffee/mapping.coffee b/src/coffee/mapping.coffee
index 38ed96fe..a278a2b6 100644
--- a/src/coffee/mapping.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee/mapping.coffee
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ class Mapping
     rowIndex = raw.startRow
 
     product = @mapBaseProduct raw.master, productType, rowIndex
-    product.masterVariant = @mapVariant raw.master, Number(raw.master[@header.toIndex CONS.HEADER_VARIANT_ID]), productType, rowIndex, product
+    product.masterVariant = @mapVariant raw.master, 1, productType, rowIndex, product
     _.each raw.variants, (entry, index) =>
-      product.variants.push @mapVariant entry.variant, Number(entry.variant[@header.toIndex CONS.HEADER_VARIANT_ID]), productType, entry.rowIndex, product
+      product.variants.push @mapVariant entry.variant, index + 2, productType, entry.rowIndex, product
 
     data =
       product: product
diff --git a/src/coffee/validator.coffee b/src/coffee/validator.coffee
index f654e355..f513ba58 100644
--- a/src/coffee/validator.coffee
+++ b/src/coffee/validator.coffee
@@ -202,14 +202,17 @@ class Validator
 
   isVariant: (row, variantColumn) ->
     if variantColumn is CONS.HEADER_VARIANT_ID
-      hasProductTypeColumn = not _.isBlank(row[@header.toIndex(CONS.HEADER_PRODUCT_TYPE)])
-      return !hasProductTypeColumn
+      variantId = row[@header.toIndex(CONS.HEADER_VARIANT_ID)]
+      parseInt(variantId) > 1
     else
       not @isProduct row
 
   isProduct: (row, variantColumn) ->
     hasProductTypeColumn = not _.isBlank(row[@header.toIndex(CONS.HEADER_PRODUCT_TYPE)])
-    return hasProductTypeColumn
+    if variantColumn is CONS.HEADER_VARIANT_ID
+      hasProductTypeColumn and row[@header.toIndex(CONS.HEADER_VARIANT_ID)] is '1'
+    else
+      hasProductTypeColumn
 
   _hasVariantCriteria: (row, variantColumn) ->
     critertia = row[@header.toIndex(variantColumn)]