diff --git a/pins/boards.py b/pins/boards.py
index 8f1f41d0..f06ccb1e 100644
--- a/pins/boards.py
+++ b/pins/boards.py
@@ -600,10 +600,12 @@ class BoardManual(BaseBoard):
     ['df_csv']
 
     >>> board.pin_read("df_csv")
-       y  z
-    x
-    1  a  3
-    2  b  4
+       x  y  z
+    0  1  a  3
+    1  2  b  4
+
+
+
 
     """
 
diff --git a/pins/constructors.py b/pins/constructors.py
index 386e774e..fe8face6 100644
--- a/pins/constructors.py
+++ b/pins/constructors.py
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ def board_github(
     ['df_arrow', 'df_csv', 'df_rds', 'df_unversioned']
 
     >>> board.pin_read("df_csv")
-       y  z
-    x
-    1  a  3
-    2  b  4
+       x  y  z
+    0  1  a  3
+    1  2  b  4
+
 
     """
 
diff --git a/pins/drivers.py b/pins/drivers.py
index 48d3b268..6b7334af 100644
--- a/pins/drivers.py
+++ b/pins/drivers.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def load_data(
     if meta.type == "csv":
         import pandas as pd
 
-        return pd.read_csv(fs.open(path_to_file), index_col=0)
+        return pd.read_csv(fs.open(path_to_file))
 
     elif meta.type == "joblib":
         import joblib
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def save_data(
             raise NotImplementedError(
                 "Currently only pandas.DataFrame can be saved to a CSV."
             )
-        obj.to_csv(fname)
+        obj.to_csv(fname, index=False)
     elif type == "joblib":
         import joblib
 
diff --git a/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/data.txt b/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/data.txt
index 702c1fb8..49d5f17c 100644
--- a/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/data.txt
+++ b/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/data.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ api_version: 1
 created: 20200113T235859Z
 description: some description
 file: test_rsc_pin.csv
-file_size: 23
-pin_hash: 60d4c36d7138cb6c
+file_size: 16
+pin_hash: d6820e2d11300a70
 title: some pin
 type: csv
 user: {}
diff --git a/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/index.html b/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/index.html
index e522dbec..4ffea264 100644
--- a/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/index.html
+++ b/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/index.html
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ <h3>derek/test_rsc_pin</h3>
 created: 20200113T235859Z
 description: some description
 file: test_rsc_pin.csv
-file_size: 23
-pin_hash: 60d4c36d7138cb6c
+file_size: 16
+pin_hash: d6820e2d11300a70
 title: some pin
 type: csv
 user: {}
diff --git a/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/test_rsc_pin.csv b/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/test_rsc_pin.csv
index 2d795ff8..d38c6e05 100644
--- a/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/test_rsc_pin.csv
+++ b/pins/tests/_snapshots/test_board_pin_write_rsc_index_html/test_rsc_pin.csv
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-,x,y
-0,1,a
-1,2,b
-2,3,c
+x,y
+1,a
+2,b
+3,c
diff --git a/pins/tests/test_compat.py b/pins/tests/test_compat.py
index f8131534..a058acf2 100644
--- a/pins/tests/test_compat.py
+++ b/pins/tests/test_compat.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_compat_pin_read(board):
     p_data = PATH_TO_EXAMPLE_BOARD / "df_csv" / "20220214T163720Z-9bfad" / "df_csv.csv"
 
     src_df = board.pin_read("df_csv")
-    dst_df = pd.read_csv(p_data, index_col=0)
+    dst_df = pd.read_csv(p_data)
 
     assert isinstance(src_df, pd.DataFrame)
     assert src_df.equals(dst_df)
diff --git a/pins/tests/test_constructors.py b/pins/tests/test_constructors.py
index c81a4487..eb468a2a 100644
--- a/pins/tests/test_constructors.py
+++ b/pins/tests/test_constructors.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def df_csv():
-    return pd.read_csv(PATH_TO_EXAMPLE_VERSION / "df_csv.csv", index_col=0)
+    return pd.read_csv(PATH_TO_EXAMPLE_VERSION / "df_csv.csv")
 
 
 def check_dir_writable(p_dir):