diff --git a/1/state_vars_and_ints.md b/1/state_vars_and_ints.md
index 44ce8fa..d25a810 100644
--- a/1/state_vars_and_ints.md
+++ b/1/state_vars_and_ints.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ State variables are permanently stored in contract storage. This means they're w
 storedData: int128
 ```
 
-In this example contract, we created a [`int128`](https://vyper.readthedocs.io/en/stable/types.html#signed-integer-128-bit) called `storedData` which holds a _default_ value of `1`.
+In this example contract, we created a [`int128`](https://vyper.readthedocs.io/en/stable/types.html#signed-integer-128-bit) called `storedData` which holds a _default_ value of `0`.
 
 ## Unsigned Integers: `uint256`
 
diff --git a/2/empty.md b/2/empty.md
index 9096f98..24e2a66 100644
--- a/2/empty.md
+++ b/2/empty.md
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ Here you can find a list of all types and default values:
 | bool    | False                                                              |
 | bytes32 | 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 |
 | decimal | 0.0                                                                |
-| int128  | 1                                                                  |
-| uint256 | 1                                                                  |
+| int128  | 0                                                                  |
+| uint256 | 0                                                                  |
 
 ## Put it to the test