diff --git a/components/prism-core.js b/components/prism-core.js
index 9f82910a8f..c53287010b 100644
--- a/components/prism-core.js
+++ b/components/prism-core.js
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ var Prism = (function (_self){
 var lang = /\blang(?:uage)?-([\w-]+)\b/i;
 var uniqueId = 0;
 
+uniqueId++;
+
 
 var _ = {
 	/**