diff --git a/src/convenience-functions.ts b/src/convenience-functions.ts
index 4f1b9844ea..2443fb9f88 100644
--- a/src/convenience-functions.ts
+++ b/src/convenience-functions.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const convertInchesToTwip = (inches: number): number => {
 };
 
 export const uniqueNumericId = (): number => {
-    return currentCount++;
+    return ++currentCount;
 };
 
 export const uniqueId = (): string => {
diff --git a/src/file/numbering/numbering.ts b/src/file/numbering/numbering.ts
index 7798d373d6..6b95f0d222 100644
--- a/src/file/numbering/numbering.ts
+++ b/src/file/numbering/numbering.ts
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export class Numbering extends XmlComponent {
         this.concreteNumberingMap.set(
             "default-bullet-numbering",
             new ConcreteNumbering({
-                numId: 0,
+                numId: 1,
                 abstractNumId: abstractNumbering.id,
                 reference: "default-bullet-numbering",
                 instance: 0,