diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedListUpdater.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedListUpdater.java
index 44306e984..5af1ac94f 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedListUpdater.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/subtasks/OrderedListUpdater.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ abstract public class OrderedListUpdater<LIST> {
             }
         }
 
-        traverseTreeAndWriteValues(list, root, new AtomicLong(1), -1);
+        traverseTreeAndWriteValues(list, root, new AtomicLong(0), -1);
     }
 
     private boolean ancestorOf(Node ancestor, Node descendant) {