diff --git a/src/core/Cline.ts b/src/core/Cline.ts
index 262c2233b4..cdc9b5d6ec 100644
--- a/src/core/Cline.ts
+++ b/src/core/Cline.ts
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ export class Cline extends EventEmitter<ClineEvents> {
 									} else {
 										content = addLineNumbers(
 											await readLines(absolutePath, endLine, startLine),
-											startLine,
+											startLine + 1,
 										)
 									}
 								} else if (!isBinary && totalLines > maxReadFileLine) {