diff --git a/jsgenerator-core/src/main/java/com/osscameroon/jsgenerator/core/internal/TypeBasedVariableNameStrategy.java b/jsgenerator-core/src/main/java/com/osscameroon/jsgenerator/core/internal/TypeBasedVariableNameStrategy.java
index 8e6249ea..143b6cbd 100644
--- a/jsgenerator-core/src/main/java/com/osscameroon/jsgenerator/core/internal/TypeBasedVariableNameStrategy.java
+++ b/jsgenerator-core/src/main/java/com/osscameroon/jsgenerator/core/internal/TypeBasedVariableNameStrategy.java
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ public String nextName(@NonNull String type) {
             }
         }
 
-        return format("%s_%03d", identifier, counters.computeIfAbsent(type, __ -> new AtomicLong()).getAndIncrement());
+        return format("%s_%03d", identifier, counters.computeIfAbsent(type, __ -> new AtomicLong(1)).getAndIncrement());
     }
 }