diff --git a/adodb.inc.php b/adodb.inc.php
index cafef6751..c74c83881 100644
--- a/adodb.inc.php
+++ b/adodb.inc.php
@@ -4310,8 +4310,7 @@ function getAssoc($force_array = false, $first2cols = false)
 			switch ($showArrayMethod) {
 			case 0:
 
-				if ($fetchMode == ADODB_FETCH_ASSOC
-				||  $fetchMode == ADODB_FETCH_BOTH)
+				if ($fetchMode != ADODB_FETCH_NUM)
 				{
 					/*
 					* The driver should have already handled the key