diff --git a/src/tests/util/github.rs b/src/tests/util/github.rs
index 18bd36c82a2..58d3d45a1a7 100644
--- a/src/tests/util/github.rs
+++ b/src/tests/util/github.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crates_io_github::{
 };
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
-static NEXT_GH_ID: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+static NEXT_GH_ID: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(1);
 
 pub fn next_gh_id() -> i32 {
     NEXT_GH_ID.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst) as i32