diff --git a/bboc.tex b/bboc.tex
index f8c1f3e..49e76fb 100644
--- a/bboc.tex
+++ b/bboc.tex
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 \tableofcontents
 
 \renewcommand{\thechapter}{\Roman{chapter}}
+\counterwithout*{footnote}{chapter}
+\setcounter{footnote}{-1} % this makes the first footnote be 0 so the footnote numbers line up with BBOC Anon
 
 \chapter{Foreword}