diff --git a/osal/FreeRTOS/QueueMapManager.h b/osal/FreeRTOS/QueueMapManager.h
index 07ca8b9e8..e86fe17b6 100644
--- a/osal/FreeRTOS/QueueMapManager.h
+++ b/osal/FreeRTOS/QueueMapManager.h
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ private:
     QueueMapManager();
     ~QueueMapManager();
 
-    uint32_t queueCounter = 0;
+    // Start at 1 because 0 might be the NO_QUEUE value
+    uint32_t queueCounter = 1;
     MutexIF* mapLock;
     QueueMap queueMap;
     static QueueMapManager* mqManagerInstance;