diff --git a/benchmarks/deluge/config.py b/benchmarks/deluge/config.py
index b41a78e..26717bc 100644
--- a/benchmarks/deluge/config.py
+++ b/benchmarks/deluge/config.py
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ class DelugeNodeConfig(BaseModel):
 
 
 class DelugeNodeSetConfig(BaseModel):
-    network_size: int = Field(gt=2)
+    network_size: int = Field(gte=2)
     address: str
     daemon_port: int
     listen_ports: list[int] = Field(min_length=2, max_length=2)
+    first_node_index: int = 1
     nodes: List[DelugeNodeConfig] = []
 
     @model_validator(mode='after')
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ class DelugeNodeSetConfig(BaseModel):
                 daemon_port=self.daemon_port,
                 listen_ports=self.listen_ports,
             )
-            for i in range(1, self.network_size + 1)
+            for i in range(self.first_node_index, self.first_node_index + self.network_size)
         ]
         return self
 
diff --git a/benchmarks/deluge/tests/test_config.py b/benchmarks/deluge/tests/test_config.py
index d2c5c98..04e2046 100644
--- a/benchmarks/deluge/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/benchmarks/deluge/tests/test_config.py
@@ -39,6 +39,27 @@ def test_should_expand_node_sets_into_simple_nodes():
         ),
     ]
 
+def test_should_respect_first_node_index():
+    nodeset = DelugeNodeSetConfig(
+        address='deluge-{node_index}.local.svc',
+        network_size=2,
+        daemon_port=6080,
+        listen_ports=[6081, 6082],
+        first_node_index=5
+    )
+
+    assert nodeset.nodes == [
+        DelugeNodeConfig(
+            address='deluge-5.local.svc',
+            daemon_port=6080,
+            listen_ports=[6081, 6082],
+        ),
+        DelugeNodeConfig(
+            address='deluge-6.local.svc',
+            daemon_port=6080,
+            listen_ports=[6081, 6082],
+        ),
+    ]
 
 def test_should_build_experiment_from_config():
     config_file = StringIO("""
diff --git a/experiments.yaml b/experiments.yaml
index 755abfd..4ca6549 100644
--- a/experiments.yaml
+++ b/experiments.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ deluge_experiment:
 
   nodes:
     network_size: ${NETWORK_SIZE}
+    first_node_index: 0
     address: "${DELUGE_STATEFULSET}-{node_index}.${DELUGE_SERVICE}.${NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local"
     daemon_port: 6890
     listen_ports: [ 6891, 6892 ]
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