diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index 95a94bc4..6e741ae1 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ class PrefsEditor:
 
         name = _('New Layout')
         if name in values:
-            i = 1
+            i = 0
             while name in values:
                 i = i + 1
                 name = '%s %d' % (_('New Layout'), i)