diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
index 3bda5f989..fc2813f38 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 					if((this.props.renderer == 'legacy' && line.includes('\\page')) ||
 				     (this.props.renderer == 'V3'     && line.match(/^(?=\\page(?:{[^\n{}]+})?$)/))) {
 
-						if(lineNumber > 1)      // Since \page is optional on first line of document,
+						if(lineNumber > 0)      // Since \page is optional on first line of document,
 							editorPageCount += 1; // don't use it to increment page count; stay at 1 
 
 						// add back the original class 'background' but also add the new class '.pageline'