diff --git a/rattail/batch/custorder.py b/rattail/batch/custorder.py
index e54b2e64033c8ce87c9d6ccca43c55485d26a189..1556c9e16b27c881d2e1b28665ac3d019447a88b 100644
--- a/rattail/batch/custorder.py
+++ b/rattail/batch/custorder.py
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
     has_custom_product_autocomplete = False
     nondigits_pattern = re.compile(r'\D')
 
+    def init_batch(self, batch, progress=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Assign the "local" store to the batch, if applicable.
+        """
+        session = self.app.get_session(batch)
+        batch.store = self.config.get_store(session)
+
     def get_case_size_for_product(self, product):
         if product.case_size:
             return product.case_size
@@ -232,7 +239,7 @@ class CustomerOrderBatchHandler(BatchHandler):
 
         def convert(row, i):
             item = model.CustomerOrderItem()
-            item.sequence = i + 1
+            item.sequence = i
             item.status_code = self.enum.CUSTORDER_ITEM_STATUS_ORDERED
             for field in row_fields:
                 setattr(item, field, getattr(row, field))