<grumble grumble> HTML validator telling me my code has an error when it doesn't...

HTML validator said:

[ Error ] The heading h3 (with computed level 3) follows the heading h1 (with computed level 1), skipping 1 heading level.

From line 41, column 35; to line 41, column 38

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I don't see why this is an error. It shouldn't bother me. It does. It's like a variation of the "someone is wrong on the Internet!" meme

My business website uses h2 on other pages to give the subject matter a heading, but the front page doesn't have a particular subject hence it has no such heading, just a few subheadings!