diff --git a/templates/league-table.php b/templates/league-table.php
index 7387d0c8..ce1555a1 100644
--- a/templates/league-table.php
+++ b/templates/league-table.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $labels = $data[0];
 // Remove the first row to leave us with the actual data
 unset( $data[0] );
 
-if ( ! $columns )
+if ( $columns === null )
 	$columns = get_post_meta( $id, 'sp_columns', true );
 
 if ( null !== $columns && ! is_array( $columns ) )