diff --git a/src/Mesour/DataGrid/Column/core/Ordering.php b/src/Mesour/DataGrid/Column/core/Ordering.php
index f446f4a..8adb9ac 100644
--- a/src/Mesour/DataGrid/Column/core/Ordering.php
+++ b/src/Mesour/DataGrid/Column/core/Ordering.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function validate(array $rowData, $data = [])
 	{
 		parent::validate($rowData, $data);
 
-		if ($this->hasOrdering()) {
+		if ($this->hasOrdering() && count($rowData) > 0) {
 			$item = reset($rowData);
 			if (!array_key_exists($this->getName(), $item)) {
 				throw new Mesour\InvalidStateException(