diff --git a/src/app-utils/gnc-component-manager.c b/src/app-utils/gnc-component-manager.c
index ecb17e6dea..d6d307fd1e 100644
--- a/src/app-utils/gnc-component-manager.c
+++ b/src/app-utils/gnc-component-manager.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 /** Static Variables ************************************************/
 static guint  suspend_counter = 0;
-static gint   next_component_id = 0;
+static gint   next_component_id = 1;
 static GList *components = NULL;
 
 static ComponentEventInfo changes = { NULL, NULL, FALSE };
diff --git a/src/engine/gnc-event.c b/src/engine/gnc-event.c
index 8ad2b2d528..f2c20cfc14 100644
--- a/src/engine/gnc-event.c
+++ b/src/engine/gnc-event.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 /** Static Variables ************************************************/
 static guint  suspend_counter = 0;
-static gint   next_handler_id = 0;
+static gint   next_handler_id = 1;
 static GList *handlers = NULL;
 
 /* This static indicates the debugging module that this .o belongs to.  */