diff --git a/metafacture-io/src/main/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriter.java b/metafacture-io/src/main/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriter.java
index 7e6003cf7..f74629827 100644
--- a/metafacture-io/src/main/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriter.java
+++ b/metafacture-io/src/main/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriter.java
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ public void process(final T obj) {
     @Override
     public void resetStream() {
         closeStream();
-        startNewFile();
         ++count;
+        startNewFile();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/metafacture-io/src/test/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriterTest.java b/metafacture-io/src/test/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriterTest.java
index 213ba6aec..64d877fb2 100644
--- a/metafacture-io/src/test/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriterTest.java
+++ b/metafacture-io/src/test/java/org/metafacture/io/ObjectFileWriterTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.metafacture.io;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.junit.Assume.assumeFalse;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -93,6 +94,17 @@ public void shouldAppendToExistingFile() throws IOException {
         assertOutput(DATA + "\n" + DATA + "\n");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldIncrementCountOnResetBeforeStartingNewFile() throws IOException {
+        final String pathWithVar = tempFolder.getRoot() + "/test-${i}";
+        writer = new ObjectFileWriter<String>(pathWithVar);
+        writer.process(DATA);
+        assertTrue(new File(tempFolder.getRoot(), "test-0").exists());
+        writer.resetStream(); // increments count, starts new file
+        writer.process(DATA);
+        assertTrue(new File(tempFolder.getRoot(), "test-1").exists());
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected ConfigurableObjectWriter<String> getWriter() {
         return writer;