diff --git a/test_programs/execution_success/reference_counts/src/main.nr b/test_programs/execution_success/reference_counts/src/main.nr
index 7ab7de893fa..8ff9df1d91c 100644
--- a/test_programs/execution_success/reference_counts/src/main.nr
+++ b/test_programs/execution_success/reference_counts/src/main.nr
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ fn borrow(array: [Field; 3], rc_before_call: u32) {
 }
 
 fn borrow_mut(array: &mut [Field; 3], rc_before_call: u32) {
-    assert_refcount(*array, rc_before_call + 0); // Issue! This should be rc_before_call + 1
+    assert_refcount(*array, rc_before_call + 1); // Issue! This should be rc_before_call + 1
     array[0] = 5;
     println(array[0]);
 }
 
 fn copy_mut(mut array: [Field; 3], rc_before_call: u32) {
-    assert_refcount(array, rc_before_call + 0); // Issue! This should be rc_before_call + 1
+    assert_refcount(array, rc_before_call + 1); // Issue! This should be rc_before_call + 1
     array[0] = 6;
     println(array[0]);
 }