diff --git a/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCCreateStudyItemPanel.java b/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCCreateStudyItemPanel.java
index 572ba0806508..b006845318a9 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCCreateStudyItemPanel.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCCreateStudyItemPanel.java
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ public class CCCreateStudyItemPanel extends JPanel {
   public CCCreateStudyItemPanel(String itemName, String thresholdName, int thresholdIndex) {
     myThresholdName = thresholdName;
     myItemName = itemName;
-    myNameField.setText(itemName + thresholdIndex);
+    int newIndex = thresholdIndex + 1;
+    myNameField.setText(itemName + newIndex);
     add(myPanel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
   }
 
diff --git a/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCItemPositionPanel.java b/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCItemPositionPanel.java
index 2b15aa9b85b4..a680c07f04c3 100644
--- a/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCItemPositionPanel.java
+++ b/python/educational-core/course-creator/src/com/jetbrains/edu/coursecreator/ui/CCItemPositionPanel.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class CCItemPositionPanel extends JPanel {
     group.add(myAfterButton);
     myBeforeButton.setText("before " + postfix);
     myAfterButton.setText("after " + postfix);
-    myBeforeButton.setSelected(true);
+    myAfterButton.setSelected(true);
   }
 
   public int getIndexDelta() {