diff --git a/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py b/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py
index df39dcd70fd3b..0c77219572c70 100644
--- a/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py
+++ b/tools/ticked_file_enforcement/ticked_file_enforcement.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def post_error(string):
 
             with open(module_file_path_clean, 'r') as extra_file:
                 for extra_line in extra_file:
+                    total += 1
                     extra_line = extra_line.strip()
                     if (extra_line[10:14] != "code"):
                         red(f"       File [{extra_line}] must be in \"code/\" folder")