diff --git a/lib/prompts/scale.js b/lib/prompts/scale.js
index e321b55..68598ef 100644
--- a/lib/prompts/scale.js
+++ b/lib/prompts/scale.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class LikertScale extends ArrayPrompt {
 
     for (let ch of this.choices) {
       longest = Math.max(longest, ch.message.length);
-      ch.scaleIndex = ch.initial || 2;
+      ch.scaleIndex = (typeof ch.initial !== 'undefined') ? ch.initial : 2;
       ch.scale = [];
 
       for (let i = 0; i < this.scale.length; i++) {