diff --git a/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.cpp b/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.cpp
index 03053239..13cd4b91 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.cpp
+++ b/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ PLUGIN_EXPORT void Reload(void* data, void* rm, double* maxValue)
 		child->parent->children.push_back(child);
 	}
 
-	child->index = RmReadInt(rm, L"Index", 0);
+	int index = RmReadInt(rm, L"Index", 1) - 1;
+	child->index = index >= 0 ? index : 1;
+
 	child->ignoreCount = 0!=RmReadInt(rm, L"IgnoreCount", 0);
 
 	LPCWSTR type = RmReadString(rm, L"Type", L"FOLDERPATH");
diff --git a/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.h b/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.h
index 8d144af4..418326ab 100644
--- a/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.h
+++ b/Plugins/PluginFileView/PluginFileView.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ struct ChildMeasure
 		date(DTYPE_MODIFIED),
 		iconSize(IS_LARGE),
 		iconPath(L""),
-		index(0),
+		index(1),
 		ignoreCount(false),
 		needsIcon(true),
 		value(0.0),