diff --git a/src/scripts/scaffolding/scaffold_graph.py b/src/scripts/scaffolding/scaffold_graph.py
index 1c835e5..a868b2e 100755
--- a/src/scripts/scaffolding/scaffold_graph.py
+++ b/src/scripts/scaffolding/scaffold_graph.py
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ def fixHaploidNames(self, paths: path_storage.PathStorage):
 
         large_haploid_info = []
         reassigned = 0
-        reassigning_hap_id = 1
+        reassigning_hap_id = 2
         not_connected_hap_assign = 0
         for i in range (0, len(large_haploid_ids)):
             path_id = large_haploid_ids[i]