diff --git a/jc/parsers/iptables.py b/jc/parsers/iptables.py
index 8ec2ca9e..302bb3ff 100644
--- a/jc/parsers/iptables.py
+++ b/jc/parsers/iptables.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ import jc.utils
 
 class info():
     """Provides parser metadata (version, author, etc.)"""
-    version = '1.7'
+    version = '1.8'
     description = '`iptables` command parser'
     author = 'Kelly Brazil'
     author_email = 'kellyjonbrazil@gmail.com'
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ def parse(data, raw=False, quiet=False):
                 continue
 
             elif line.startswith('target') or line.find('pkts') == 1 or line.startswith('num'):
-                headers = []
                 headers = [h for h in ' '.join(line.lower().strip().split()).split() if h]
                 headers.append("options")