diff --git a/alsaloop/alsaloop.c b/alsaloop/alsaloop.c
index 0001358..743e0ef 100644
--- a/alsaloop/alsaloop.c
+++ b/alsaloop/alsaloop.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	/* we must sort thread IDs */
-	j = 0;
+	j = -1;
 	do {
 		k = 0x7fffffff;
 		for (i = 0; i < loopbacks_count; i++) {
@@ -695,11 +695,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			    loopbacks[i]->thread > j)
 				k = loopbacks[i]->thread;
 		}
+		j++;
 		for (i = 0; i < loopbacks_count; i++) {
 			if (loopbacks[i]->thread == k)
 				loopbacks[i]->thread = j;
 		}
-		j++;
 	} while (k != 0x7fffffff);
 	/* fix maximum thread id */
 	for (i = 0, j = -1; i < loopbacks_count; i++) {
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	for (k = 0; k < j; k++)
 		thread_job(&threads[k]);
 
-	logit(LOG_CRIT, "threads = %i %i\n", j, loopbacks_count);
 	if (j > 1) {
 		for (k = 0; k < j; k++)
 			pthread_join(threads[k].thread, NULL);
diff --git a/alsaloop/test.sh b/alsaloop/test.sh
index 2033add..bc42480 100755
--- a/alsaloop/test.sh
+++ b/alsaloop/test.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,27 @@ EOF
   $DBG ./alsaloop -d --config $CFGFILE
 }
 
+test3() {
+  echo "TEST2"
+cat > $CFGFILE <<EOF
+-C hw:1,0,0 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 0 \
+    --mixer "name='Master Playback Volume'@name='Master Playback Volume'" \
+    --mixer "name='Master Playback Switch'@name='Master Playback Switch'" \
+    --mixer "name='PCM Playback Volume'"
+-C hw:1,0,1 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 1
+-C hw:1,0,2 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 2
+-C hw:1,0,3 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 3
+-C hw:1,0,4 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 4
+-C hw:1,0,5 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 5
+-C hw:1,0,6 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 6
+-C hw:1,0,7 -P dmix:0 --tlatency 50000 --thread 7
+EOF
+  $DBG ./alsaloop --config $CFGFILE
+}
+
 case "$1" in
 test1) test1 ;;
 test2) test2 ;;
+test3) test3 ;;
 *) test1 ;;
 esac