diff --git a/md2gost/handlers/heading.py b/md2gost/handlers/heading.py
index dd21670..d112c6b 100644
--- a/md2gost/handlers/heading.py
+++ b/md2gost/handlers/heading.py
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ def heading(r: Renderer) -> str:
             prefix = "\\clearpage\n"
         return (
             f"{prefix}"
-            f"\\begin{{center}}\n"
-            f"\\fontsize{{14pt}}{{18pt}}\\selectfont \\bfseries {text}\n"
-            f"\\end{{center}}"
+            f"{{\\fontsize{{14pt}}{{18pt}}\\selectfont \\bfseries \\centering {text}\\par}}"
         )
 
     if level == 1:
diff --git a/md2gost/render.py b/md2gost/render.py
index ef49593..e92c06f 100644
--- a/md2gost/render.py
+++ b/md2gost/render.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class Renderer:
         self.tokens = tokens
         self.fm = front_matter
         self.pos = 0
-        self.section = 1
+        self.section = 0
         self.subsection = 0
         self.subsubsection = 0
         self.current_heading = ""