diff --git a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/lib.py b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/lib.py
index 55f52a8e2c61b8ce1ce3eadc801b171e1f78e22b..abc441f95282e92aea4fcfbef588b38a7d8b1fc0 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/lib.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/lib.py
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ class EventLoop(object):
         """
         self.loop = loop
 
-        self.handle_id = count()
-        self.timer_id = count()
+        self.handle_id = count(1)
+        self.timer_id = count(1)
         self.handles = dict()
         self.timers = dict()