diff --git a/rtv/content.py b/rtv/content.py
index dba2570..729fb5c 100644
--- a/rtv/content.py
+++ b/rtv/content.py
@@ -439,9 +439,10 @@ class SubredditContent(Content):
                 raise IndexError
             else:
                 data = self.strip_praw_submission(submission)
-                data['index'] = index
+                #data['index'] = len(self._submission_data)
+                data['index'] = len(self._submission_data) + 1
                 # Add the post number to the beginning of the title
-                data['title'] = '{0}. {1}'.format(index+1, data['title'])
+                data['title'] = '{0}. {1}'.format(data['index'], data['title'])
                 self._submission_data.append(data)
 
         # Modifies the original dict, faster than copying
diff --git a/tests/test_content.py b/tests/test_content.py
index 7f0f147..0cdf783 100644
--- a/tests/test_content.py
+++ b/tests/test_content.py
@@ -216,13 +216,16 @@ def test_content_subreddit_load_more(reddit, terminal):
     assert content.get(50)['type'] == 'Submission'
     assert len(content._submission_data) == 51
 
-    for data in islice(content.iterate(0, 1), 0, 50):
+    for i, data in enumerate(islice(content.iterate(0, 1), 0, 50)):
         assert all(k in data for k in ('object', 'n_rows', 'offset', 'type',
                                        'index', 'title', 'split_title'))
         # All text should be converted to unicode by this point
         for val in data.values():
             assert not isinstance(val, six.binary_type)
 
+        # Index be appended to each title, starting at "1." and incrementing
+        assert data['index'] == i + 1
+        assert data['title'].startswith(six.text_type(i + 1))
 
 def test_content_subreddit_from_name(reddit, terminal):