diff --git a/AutoRecorder/scripting/AutoRecorder.sp b/AutoRecorder/scripting/AutoRecorder.sp
index c95d5aaf..c21c12a9 100644
--- a/AutoRecorder/scripting/AutoRecorder.sp
+++ b/AutoRecorder/scripting/AutoRecorder.sp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bool g_bIsRecording = false;
 bool g_bIsManual = false;
 
 int g_iStartedRecording;
-int g_iRecordingNumber = 1;
+int g_iRecordingNumber;
 int g_iRecordingFromTick;
 
 // Default: o=rx,g=rx,u=rwx | 755
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public void OnMapEnd()
 		g_bIsManual = false;
 	}
 
-	g_iRecordingNumber = 1;
+	g_iRecordingNumber = 0;
 }
 
 public void OnClientPutInServer(int client)
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ void StartRecord()
 		// replace slashes in map path name with dashes, to prevent fail on workshop maps
 		ReplaceString(sMap, sizeof(sMap), "/", "-", false);
 
+		g_iRecordingNumber++;
+		g_iRecordingFromTick = GetGameTickCount();
+
 		ServerCommand("tv_record \"%s/auto-%s-%s-%d\"", sPath, sTime, sMap, g_iRecordingNumber);
 		g_bIsRecording = true;
 		g_iStartedRecording = GetTime();
 
-		g_iRecordingNumber++;
-		g_iRecordingFromTick = GetGameTickCount();
-
 		LogMessage("Recording to auto-%s-%s-%d.dem", sTime, sMap, g_iRecordingNumber);
 	}
 }