diff --git a/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.lua b/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.lua
index 33a8ade..5a661ba 100644
--- a/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.lua
+++ b/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.lua
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-local i = 1
+local i = 0
 
 while i < 5000000 do
     i = i + 1
diff --git a/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.py b/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.py
index 5572534..87cf375 100644
--- a/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.py
+++ b/bench/addictive_addition/addictive_addition.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-i = 1
+i = 0
 
 while i < 5_000_000:
     i += 1