diff --git a/md2gost/render.py b/md2gost/render.py
index e92c06f..0d4e390 100644
--- a/md2gost/render.py
+++ b/md2gost/render.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Renderer:
         self.current_heading = ""
 
     def render(self) -> str:
-        parts: list[str] = [PREAMBLE, render_titlepage(self.fm)]
+        parts: list[str] = [PREAMBLE, render_titlepage(self.fm), "\\setcounter{page}{2}"]
 
         while self.pos < len(self.tokens):
             tok = self.tokens[self.pos]