diff --git a/scikits/talkbox/features/mfcc.py b/scikits/talkbox/features/mfcc.py
index 453b4a5..13d917c 100644
--- a/scikits/talkbox/features/mfcc.py
+++ b/scikits/talkbox/features/mfcc.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def mfcc(input, nwin=256, nfft=512, fs=16000, nceps=13):
     # Filter the spectrum through the triangle filterbank
     mspec = np.log10(np.dot(spec, fbank.T))
     # Use the DCT to 'compress' the coefficients (spectrum -> cepstrum domain)
-    ceps = dct(mspec, type=2, norm='ortho', axis=-1)[:, :nceps]
+    ceps = dct(mspec, type=2, norm='ortho', axis=-1)[:, 1:nceps]
 
     return ceps, mspec, spec