diff --git a/cake/libs/model/model.php b/cake/libs/model/model.php
index d5445da1c..05c43672d 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/model.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/model.php
@@ -1745,7 +1745,11 @@ class Model extends Overloadable {
 						}
 						if (!$valid) {
 							if (!isset($validator['message'])) {
-								$validator['message'] = ife(is_string($index) || (is_numeric($index) && count($ruleSet) > 1), $index, $message);
+								if (is_string($index)) {
+									$validator['message'] = $index;
+								} else {
+									$validator['message'] = ife(is_numeric($index) && count($ruleSet) > 1, ($index + 1), $message);
+								}
 							}
 
 							$this->invalidate($fieldName, $validator['message']);
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
index 17895e954..0a78eaced 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ class FormHelper extends AppHelper {
 		$options = am(array('wrap' => true, 'class' => 'error-message', 'escape' => true), $options);
 
 		if ($error = $this->tagIsInvalid()) {
+			if (is_array($text) && is_numeric($error) && $error > 0) {
+				$error--;
+			}
 			if (is_array($text) && isset($text[$error])) {
 				$text = $text[$error];
 			} else if (is_array($text)) {