diff --git a/papaparse.js b/papaparse.js
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9caa7fa..cd29b11
--- a/papaparse.js
+++ b/papaparse.js
@@ -1152,7 +1152,12 @@
 		var step = config.step;
 		var preview = config.preview;
 		var fastMode = config.fastMode;
-		var quoteChar = config.quoteChar || '"';
+		/** Allows for no quoteChar by setting quoteChar to undefined in config */
+		if (config.quoteChar === undefined){
+			var quoteChar = '"';
+		} else {
+			var quoteChar = config.quoteChar;
+		}
 
 		// Delimiter must be valid
 		if (typeof delim !== 'string'