diff --git a/parsecsv.lib.php b/parsecsv.lib.php
index 57bc098..72e764d 100644
--- a/parsecsv.lib.php
+++ b/parsecsv.lib.php
@@ -974,11 +974,17 @@ class parseCSV {
 
 	/**
 	 * Validates if the row is within the offset or not if sorting is disabled
+	 *
+	 * @access public
 	 * @param   current_row   the current row number being processed
+	 *
 	 * @return  true of false
 	 */
-	function _validate_offset ($current_row) {
-		if ( $this->sort_by === null && $this->offset !== null && $current_row < $this->offset ) return false;
+	public function _validate_offset ($current_row) {
+		if ( $this->sort_by === null && $this->offset !== null && $current_row < $this->offset ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		return true;
 	}