diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index b9a835528..6488216d0 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  - fixed #12057: WebGUI::Search, assetIds search clause
  - fixed #12051: Prevent Proxy Caching Breaks Edit/Add Thing
  - fixed #12053: Thingy: View Thing Data
+ - fixed #12062: Thingy: column headers missing from exported file
 
 7.10.10
  - fixed #12035: Story Manager - make keywords from Story view work
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
index f8111e258..ffd3e482f 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/Thingy.pm
@@ -2745,9 +2745,10 @@ sub www_export {
 
     ### Loop through the returned structure and put it through Text::CSV
     # Column heads
+    $self->session->log->warn("field labels: ". join ' ', @fieldLabels);
     my $csv_filename = 'export_'.$thingProperties->{label}.'.csv';
-    $tempStorage->addFileFromScalar($csv_filename, WebGUI::Text::joinCSV(@fieldLabels));
     open my $CSV, '>', $tempStorage->getPath($csv_filename);
+    print $CSV WebGUI::Text::joinCSV( @fieldLabels );
 
     # Data lines
     $pb->update($i18n->get('Writing data'));