diff --git a/src/js/ripple/account.js b/src/js/ripple/account.js
index 7c30b0f930..a1cda7c8a6 100644
--- a/src/js/ripple/account.js
+++ b/src/js/ripple/account.js
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ Account.prototype.getNextSequence = function(callback) {
 
   function accountInfo(err, info) {
     if (isNotFound(err)) {
-      // New accounts will start out as sequence zero
-      callback(null, 0);
+      // New accounts will start out as sequence one
+      callback(null, 1);
     } else if (err) {
       callback(err);
     } else {