diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hadoop/ColumnFamilyRecordReader.java b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hadoop/ColumnFamilyRecordReader.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hadoop/ColumnFamilyRecordReader.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/cassandra/hadoop/ColumnFamilyRecordReader.java
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ public class ColumnFamilyRecordReader extends RecordReader<ByteBuffer, SortedMap
                 }
                     
                 // nothing new? reached the end
-                if (lastRow != null && (rows.get(0).key.equals(lastRow.key) || rows.get(0).columns.get(0).column.equals(startColumn)))
+                if (lastRow != null && (rows.get(0).key.equals(lastRow.key) || rows.get(0).columns.get(0).column.name.equals(startColumn)))
                 {
                     rows = null;
                     return;
fix bad comparison in hadoop cf recorder reader
patch by dbrosius; reviewed by jbellis for CASSANDRA-<I>