diff --git a/MachMgrMachGroups.cpp b/MachMgrMachGroups.cpp
index 006a23b..4edbd6c 100644
--- a/MachMgrMachGroups.cpp
+++ b/MachMgrMachGroups.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ MachMgr::GetMachGroupNewName( string& sName) const
    if ( sName.empty())
       sName = "Mach" ;
   // verifico che il nome sia unico
-   int nCount = 1 ;
+   int nCount = 0 ;
    string sOrigName = sName ;
    while ( GetMachGroupId( sName) != GDB_ID_NULL) {
       ++ nCount ;
diff --git a/MachMgrOperations.cpp b/MachMgrOperations.cpp
index 7f65774..c59552b 100644
--- a/MachMgrOperations.cpp
+++ b/MachMgrOperations.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ MachMgr::GetOperationNewName( string& sName) const
    if ( sName.empty())
       sName = "Oper" ;
   // verifico che il nome sia unico
-   int nCount = 1 ;
+   int nCount = 0 ;
    string sOrigName = sName ;
    while ( GetOperationId( sName) != GDB_ID_NULL) {
       ++ nCount ;
diff --git a/ToolsMgr.cpp b/ToolsMgr.cpp
index 58b4662..df3934a 100644
--- a/ToolsMgr.cpp
+++ b/ToolsMgr.cpp
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ ToolsMgr::GetToolNewName( string& sName) const
    if ( sName.empty())
       sName = "Tool" ;
   // verifico che il nome sia unico
-   int nCount = 1 ;
+   int nCount = 0 ;
    string sOrigName = sName ;
    while ( GetTool( sName) != nullptr) {
       ++ nCount ;