diff --git a/text_graph.js b/text_graph.js
index 00ebaf6..059d7f4 100644
--- a/text_graph.js
+++ b/text_graph.js
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ class ASCIIBarChart {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Calculate the actual count value this row represents (0 at bottom, increasing upward)
-            const rowCount = (row - 1) * scaleFactor;
+            // Calculate the actual count value this row represents (1 at bottom, increasing upward)
+            const rowCount = (row - 1) * scaleFactor + 1;
 
             // Add Y-axis label (show actual count values)
             line += String(rowCount).padStart(3, ' ') + ' |';