diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Sequence/Mysql.php b/lib/Doctrine/Sequence/Mysql.php
index bfeb5c27e..088b22afe 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Sequence/Mysql.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Sequence/Mysql.php
@@ -45,23 +45,19 @@ class Doctrine_Sequence_Mysql extends Doctrine_Sequence
         $sequenceName  = $this->conn->quoteIdentifier($this->conn->formatter->getSequenceName($seqName), true);
         $seqcolName    = $this->conn->quoteIdentifier($this->conn->getAttribute(Doctrine::ATTR_SEQCOL_NAME), true);
         $query         = 'INSERT INTO ' . $sequenceName . ' (' . $seqcolName . ') VALUES (NULL)';
-        
+
         try {
 
             $this->conn->exec($query);
 
         } catch(Doctrine_Connection_Exception $e) {
             if ($onDemand && $e->getPortableCode() == Doctrine::ERR_NOSUCHTABLE) {
-                // Since we are creating the sequence on demand
-                // we know the first id = 1 so initialize the
-                // sequence at 2
                 try {
-                    $result = $this->conn->export->createSequence($seqName, 2);
+                    $this->conn->export->createSequence($seqName);
+                    return $this->nextId($seqName, false);
                 } catch(Doctrine_Exception $e) {
                     throw new Doctrine_Sequence_Exception('on demand sequence ' . $seqName . ' could not be created');
                 }
-                // First ID of a newly created sequence is 1
-                return 1;
             }
             throw $e;
         }
@@ -70,13 +66,11 @@ class Doctrine_Sequence_Mysql extends Doctrine_Sequence
 
         if (is_numeric($value)) {
             $query = 'DELETE FROM ' . $sequenceName . ' WHERE ' . $seqcolName . ' < ' . $value;
-            $this->conn->exec($query);
-            /**
-            TODO: is the following needed ?
-            if (PEAR::isError($result)) {
-                $this->warnings[] = 'nextID: could not delete previous sequence table values from '.$seq_name;
+            try {
+                $this->conn->exec($query);
+            } catch(Doctrine_Exception $e) {
+                throw new Doctrine_Sequence_Exception('could not delete previous sequence table values from ' . $seqName);
             }
-            */
         }
         return $value;
     }
@@ -109,4 +103,4 @@ class Doctrine_Sequence_Mysql extends Doctrine_Sequence
 
         return (int) $this->conn->fetchOne($query);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}