diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 04d2180..b4267ba 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (db *database) load(dir string, index int, writable bool) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if index >= 0 {
+	if index > 0 {
 		db.vers = db.vers[:index]
 	}
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (db *database) lastVersion() *version {
 
 func (db *database) dump() {
 	for index, ver := range db.vers {
-		fmt.Printf("version: %d\ttime: %s\n", index, ver.timestamp.String())
+		fmt.Printf("version: %d\ttime: %s\n", index+1, ver.timestamp.String())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vfs.go b/vfs.go
index 9bc0421..dd36023 100644
--- a/vfs.go
+++ b/vfs.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func usage() {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	version := flag.Int("version", -1, "version index (specify -1 for latest)")
+	version := flag.Int("version", 0, "version index (specify 0 for latest)")
 	readonly := flag.Bool("readonly", false, "mount filesystem as readonly")
 	flag.Usage = usage
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	mount := flag.NArg() > 1
-	writable := mount && !*readonly && *version < 0
+	writable := mount && !*readonly && *version == 0
 
 	db, err := newDatabase(flag.Arg(0), *version, writable)
 	if err != nil {