diff --git a/CStackFile.cpp b/CStackFile.cpp
index 0e37245..71afc26 100644
--- a/CStackFile.cpp
+++ b/CStackFile.cpp
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ bool	CStackFile::LoadLayerBlock( const char* vBlockType, int32_t blockID, CBuf&
 				}
 			}
 			int16_t		currStyleID = -1;
-			size_t		currOffset = 1;
+			size_t		currOffset = 0;
 			fprintf( vFile, "\t\t<text>" );
 			size_t		numChars = theText.size();
 			bool		currentlyGroup = false;