diff --git a/bqskit/ir/gates/circuitgate.py b/bqskit/ir/gates/circuitgate.py
index 8c33c4b5..d870b793 100644
--- a/bqskit/ir/gates/circuitgate.py
+++ b/bqskit/ir/gates/circuitgate.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ def get_qasm_gate_def(self) -> str:
                     ', '.join([str(p) for p in params]),
                     ', q'.join([str(q) for q in op.location]),
                 ).replace('()', '')
+            param_index += op.num_params
         ret += '}\n'
         return ret