diff --git a/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.test.ts b/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.test.ts
index 07d3acc31a8..557a24be5db 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.test.ts
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ describe('inso dev bundle', () => {
 
       expect(firstReqLogPosition).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
       expect(secondReqLogPosition).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
-      expect(firstReqLogPosition < secondReqLogPosition).toBeTruthy;
+
+      expect(secondReqLogPosition).toBeGreaterThan(firstReqLogPosition);
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.ts b/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.ts
index 58e89c3038e..89111ae91db 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia-inso/src/cli.ts
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ export const go = (args?: string[]) => {
       // sort requests
       if (options.item.length) {
         const requestOrder = new Map<string, number>();
-        options.item.forEach((reqId: string, order: number) => requestOrder.set(reqId, order));
+        options.item.forEach((reqId: string, order: number) => requestOrder.set(reqId, order + 1));
         requestsToRun = requestsToRun.sort((a, b) => (requestOrder.get(a._id) || requestsToRun.length) - (requestOrder.get(b._id) || requestsToRun.length));
       }