diff --git a/src/primaite/game/agent/observations/acl_observation.py b/src/primaite/game/agent/observations/acl_observation.py
index b2f5e786..8a137629 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/agent/observations/acl_observation.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/agent/observations/acl_observation.py
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class ACLObservation(AbstractObservation, discriminator="acl"):
         self.port_to_id: Dict[str, int] = {p: i + 2 for i, p in enumerate(port_list)}
         self.protocol_to_id: Dict[str, int] = {p: i + 2 for i, p in enumerate(protocol_list)}
         self.default_observation: Dict = {
-            i
-            + 1: {
+            i: {
                 "position": i,
                 "permission": 0,
                 "source_ip_id": 0,
@@ -94,12 +93,11 @@ class ACLObservation(AbstractObservation, discriminator="acl"):
             return self.default_observation
         obs = {}
         acl_items = dict(acl_state.items())
-        i = 1  # don't show rule 0 for compatibility reasons.
-        while i < self.num_rules + 1:
+        for i in range(self.num_rules):
             rule_state = acl_items[i]
             if rule_state is None:
                 obs[i] = {
-                    "position": i - 1,
+                    "position": i,
                     "permission": 0,
                     "source_ip_id": 0,
                     "source_wildcard_id": 0,
@@ -125,7 +123,7 @@ class ACLObservation(AbstractObservation, discriminator="acl"):
                 protocol = rule_state["protocol"]
                 protocol_id = self.protocol_to_id.get(protocol, 1)
                 obs[i] = {
-                    "position": i - 1,
+                    "position": i,
                     "permission": rule_state["action"],
                     "source_ip_id": src_node_id,
                     "source_wildcard_id": src_wildcard_id,
@@ -135,7 +133,6 @@ class ACLObservation(AbstractObservation, discriminator="acl"):
                     "dest_port_id": dst_port_id,
                     "protocol_id": protocol_id,
                 }
-            i += 1
         return obs
 
     @property
@@ -148,8 +145,7 @@ class ACLObservation(AbstractObservation, discriminator="acl"):
         """
         return spaces.Dict(
             {
-                i
-                + 1: spaces.Dict(
+                i: spaces.Dict(
                     {
                         "position": spaces.Discrete(self.num_rules),
                         "permission": spaces.Discrete(3),
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_acl_observations.py b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_acl_observations.py
index 0a633b2d..c70c454d 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_acl_observations.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_acl_observations.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def test_acl_observations(simulation):
     observation_space = acl_obs.observe(simulation.describe_state())
     assert observation_space.get(1) is not None
     rule_obs = observation_space.get(1)  # this is the ACL Rule added to allow NTP
-    assert rule_obs.get("position") == 0  # rule was put at position 1 (0 because counting from 1 instead of 1)
+    assert rule_obs.get("position") == 1  # rule was put at position 1
     assert rule_obs.get("permission") == 1  # permit = 1 deny = 2
     assert rule_obs.get("source_ip_id") == 1  # applies to all source nodes
     assert rule_obs.get("dest_ip_id") == 1  # applies to all destination nodes
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def test_acl_observations(simulation):
     observation_space = acl_obs.observe(simulation.describe_state())
     assert observation_space.get(1) is not None
     rule_obs = observation_space.get(1)  # this is the ACL Rule added to allow NTP
-    assert rule_obs.get("position") == 0
+    assert rule_obs.get("position") == 1
     assert rule_obs.get("permission") == 0
     assert rule_obs.get("source_ip_id") == 0
     assert rule_obs.get("dest_ip_id") == 0
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_firewall_observation.py b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_firewall_observation.py
index 874fa49e..431fff91 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_firewall_observation.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_firewall_observation.py
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ from primaite.utils.validation.port import PORT_LOOKUP
 
 def check_default_rules(acl_obs):
     assert len(acl_obs) == 7
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["position"] == i - 1 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["permission"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["source_ip_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["source_wildcard_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["source_port_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["dest_ip_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["dest_wildcard_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["dest_port_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
-    assert all(acl_obs[i]["protocol_id"] == 0 for i in range(1, 8))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["position"] == i for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["permission"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["source_ip_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["source_wildcard_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["source_port_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["dest_ip_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["dest_wildcard_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["dest_port_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
+    assert all(acl_obs[i]["protocol_id"] == 0 for i in range(7))
 
 
 def test_firewall_observation():
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_firewall_observation():
 
     observation = firewall_observation.observe(firewall.describe_state())
     observed_rule = observation["ACL"]["INTERNAL"]["INBOUND"][5]
-    assert observed_rule["position"] == 4
+    assert observed_rule["position"] == 5
     assert observed_rule["permission"] == 2
     assert observed_rule["source_ip_id"] == 2
     assert observed_rule["source_wildcard_id"] == 3
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_router_observation.py b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_router_observation.py
index 495e102d..ddbbb655 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_router_observation.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/game_layer/observations/test_router_observation.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def test_router_observation():
     # Observe the state using the RouterObservation instance
     observed_output = router_observation.observe(router.describe_state())
     observed_rule = observed_output["ACL"][5]
-    assert observed_rule["position"] == 4
+    assert observed_rule["position"] == 5
     assert observed_rule["permission"] == 2
     assert observed_rule["source_ip_id"] == 2
     assert observed_rule["source_wildcard_id"] == 3
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def test_router_observation():
     )
     observed_output = router_observation.observe(router.describe_state())
     observed_rule = observed_output["ACL"][2]
-    assert observed_rule["position"] == 1
+    assert observed_rule["position"] == 2
     assert observed_rule["permission"] == 1
     assert observed_rule["source_ip_id"] == 1
     assert observed_rule["source_wildcard_id"] == 1