diff --git a/gmap.module b/gmap.module
index fa3fd004972f95d3000ee9787e20a1edf86c3947..9ba1fc5287237508910623ba36cbf244c50a57c8 100644
--- a/gmap.module
+++ b/gmap.module
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ function gmap_parse_macro($instring, $ver = 2) {
     }
     // Break down into points
     $points = explode('+', $t);
-    $offset = 0;
+    $offset = -1;
     foreach ($points as $point) {
       $marker = array();
       $offset++;