diff --git a/source/reference/method/cursor.skip.txt b/source/reference/method/cursor.skip.txt
index 7b04c27a623..ad72bb09378 100644
--- a/source/reference/method/cursor.skip.txt
+++ b/source/reference/method/cursor.skip.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cursor.skip()
 
       function printStudents(pageNumber, nPerPage) {
          print("Page: " + pageNumber);
-         db.students.find().skip((pageNumber-1)*nPerPage).limit(nPerPage).forEach( function(student) { print(student.name + "<p>"); } );
+         db.students.find().skip(pageNumber > 0 ? ((pageNumber-1)*nPerPage) : 0).limit(nPerPage).forEach( function(student) { print(student.name + "<p>"); } );
       }
 
    The :method:`cursor.skip()` method is often expensive because it requires