diff --git a/src/interface.c b/src/interface.c
index 3311eddb8..ecb879895 100644
--- a/src/interface.c
+++ b/src/interface.c
@@ -25162,6 +25162,8 @@ int hashconfig_general_defaults (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
       case 13763:  salt->salt_iter  = user_options->veracrypt_pim * 2048;
                    break;
     }
+
+    salt->salt_iter -= 1;
   }
 
   return 0;