diff --git a/mapcheck b/mapcheck
index 8614409..eaacd92 100755
--- a/mapcheck
+++ b/mapcheck
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ BEGIN {
     print "WARNING: Line", NR ":", "Line length is", length($1) ". Max length is", MAXLEN
   } 
   
-  if (NF > 1 && NF < 4) {
+  if (NF != 4) {
     ERR++
-    print "ERROR: Line", NR ":", "Link line with", NF, "columns. Expected 4."
+    print "ERROR: Line", NR ":", "Line with", NF, "columns. Expected 4."
   } 
   
   if (NF == 4 && !(substr($1, 1, 1) in TYPES)) {