incorrect column count
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.datatables.net/1.13.11/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/1.13.11/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<table id="colspan_test">
<thead>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Test</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>2</td>
<td>3</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function() {
$('#colspan_test').DataTable({});
});