diff --git a/posthog/test/base.py b/posthog/test/base.py
index e8250ba1bf5a7..ba2f5ea2f460f 100644
--- a/posthog/test/base.py
+++ b/posthog/test/base.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 persons_cache_tests: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
 events_cache_tests: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
-persons_ordering_int: int = 1
+persons_ordering_int: int = 0
 
 
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