diff --git a/convert-hf-to-gguf.py b/convert-hf-to-gguf.py
index 14d37bc3b..fbe3b11e2 100755
--- a/convert-hf-to-gguf.py
+++ b/convert-hf-to-gguf.py
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class Model(ABC):
         if vocab_size > len(tokens):
             pad_count = vocab_size - len(tokens)
             print(
-                f"Padding vocab with {pad_count} token(s) - [PAD0] through [PAD{pad_count}]"
+                f"Padding vocab with {pad_count} token(s) - [PAD1] through [PAD{pad_count}]"
             )
             for i in range(1, pad_count + 1):
                 tokens.append(f"[PAD{i}]")