diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py
index 0054a6f1..660e1739 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class MpdContext(object):
 
     def create_unique_name(self, playlist_name):
         name = playlist_name
-        i = 1
+        i = 2
         while name in self.playlist_uri_from_name:
             name = '%s [%d]' % (playlist_name, i)
             i += 1
diff --git a/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/stored_playlists_test.py b/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/stored_playlists_test.py
index 1936e4c4..d837b0fa 100644
--- a/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/stored_playlists_test.py
+++ b/tests/frontends/mpd/protocol/stored_playlists_test.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class PlaylistsHandlerTest(protocol.BaseTestCase):
 
         self.sendRequest('listplaylists')
         self.assertInResponse('playlist: a')
-        self.assertInResponse('playlist: a [1]')
+        self.assertInResponse('playlist: a [2]')
         self.assertInResponse('OK')
 
     def test_listplaylists_ignores_playlists_without_name(self):