diff --git a/herbstluftwm/autostart b/herbstluftwm/autostart
index d6c8a8a..dc3e8da 100755
--- a/herbstluftwm/autostart
+++ b/herbstluftwm/autostart
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ hc keybind $Mod-Control-Up      resize up +$resizestep
 hc keybind $Mod-Control-Right   resize right +$resizestep
 
 # tags
+hc rename default "1" || true
 hc add "2"
 hc add "3"
 hc add "4"
@@ -101,24 +102,25 @@ hc add "6"
 hc add "7"
 hc add "8"
 hc add "9"
-hc keybind $Mod-"1"             use_index 1
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-1         move_index 1
-hc keybind $Mod-2               use_index 2
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-2         move_index 2
-hc keybind $Mod-3               use_index 3
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-3         move_index 3
-hc keybind $Mod-4               use_index 4
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-4         move_index 4
-hc keybind $Mod-5               use_index 5
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-5         move_index 5
-hc keybind $Mod-6               use_index 6
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-6         move_index 6
-hc keybind $Mod-7               use_index 7
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-7         move_index 7
-hc keybind $Mod-8               use_index 8
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-8         move_index 8
-hc keybind $Mod-9               use_index 9
-hc keybind $Mod-Shift-9         move_index 9
+hc keybind $Mod-1               use_index 0
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-1         move_index 0
+hc keybind $Mod-2               use_index 1
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-2         move_index 1
+hc keybind $Mod-3               use_index 2
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-3         move_index 2
+hc keybind $Mod-4               use_index 3
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-4         move_index 3
+hc keybind $Mod-5               use_index 4
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-5         move_index 4
+hc keybind $Mod-6               use_index 5
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-6         move_index 5
+hc keybind $Mod-7               use_index 6
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-7         move_index 6
+hc keybind $Mod-8               use_index 7
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-8         move_index 7
+hc keybind $Mod-9               use_index 8
+hc keybind $Mod-Shift-9         move_index 8
+
 
 # cycle through tags
 hc keybind $Mod-period use_index +1 --skip-visible