diff --git a/src/templates/ui-grid/uiGridHeaderCell.html b/src/templates/ui-grid/uiGridHeaderCell.html
index d682b2e2c3..2da615da0a 100644
--- a/src/templates/ui-grid/uiGridHeaderCell.html
+++ b/src/templates/ui-grid/uiGridHeaderCell.html
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
      </i>
      <sub
        class="ui-grid-sort-priority-number">
-       {{col.sort.priority + 1}}
+       {{col.sort.priority}}
      </sub>
     </span>
   </div>