diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 4ea2d85..31ed5ab 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Action struct {
 type ActionType int // Add, SetText, Click, Hide, Append, Delete, etc
 
 const (
-	Add ActionType = iota
+	Add ActionType = iota + 1
 	Delete
 	SetText
 	AddText
diff --git a/widget.go b/widget.go
index 2ff7773..e80d113 100644
--- a/widget.go
+++ b/widget.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ package widget
 type WidgetType int // Button, Menu, Checkbox, etc.
 
 const (
-	Unknown WidgetType = iota
+	Unknown WidgetType = iota + 1
 	Root	// the master 'root' node of the binary tree
 	Flag	// used to send configuration values to plugins
 	Window	// in certain gui's (ncurses), these are tabs