diff --git a/Frameworks/PlugIns/H2PlugIn/Sources/com/webobjects/jdbcadaptor/_H2PlugIn.java b/Frameworks/PlugIns/H2PlugIn/Sources/com/webobjects/jdbcadaptor/_H2PlugIn.java
index f5c583548c4..16598ef2b52 100644
--- a/Frameworks/PlugIns/H2PlugIn/Sources/com/webobjects/jdbcadaptor/_H2PlugIn.java
+++ b/Frameworks/PlugIns/H2PlugIn/Sources/com/webobjects/jdbcadaptor/_H2PlugIn.java
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ public NSArray<EOSQLExpression> primaryKeySupportStatementsForEntityGroup(NSArra
                     String attributeName = result.sqlStringForAttribute(priKeyAttribute);
                     String tableName = result.sqlStringForSchemaObjectName(entity.externalName());
 
-                    sql = "CREATE SEQUENCE " + sequenceName + " START WITH (SELECT MAX(" + attributeName + ") FROM " + tableName + ")";
+                    sql = "CREATE SEQUENCE " + sequenceName + " START WITH (SELECT MAX(" + attributeName + ") + 1 FROM " + tableName + ")";
                     results.addObject(createExpression(entity, sql));
 
                     sql = "ALTER TABLE " + tableName + " ALTER COLUMN " + attributeName + " SET DEFAULT nextval('" + sequenceName + "')";