diff --git a/run/o2sim_kine_publisher.cxx b/run/o2sim_kine_publisher.cxx
index 83f82fd69cca3..f72dd6eebaaf0 100644
--- a/run/o2sim_kine_publisher.cxx
+++ b/run/o2sim_kine_publisher.cxx
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ struct O2simKinePublisher {
       ++eventCounter;
     }
     // report number of TFs injected for the rate limiter to work
-    pc.services().get<o2::monitoring::Monitoring>().send(o2::monitoring::Metric{(uint64_t)tfCounter, "df-sent"}.addTag(o2::monitoring::tags::Key::Subsystem, o2::monitoring::tags::Value::DPL));
     ++tfCounter;
+    pc.services().get<o2::monitoring::Monitoring>().send(o2::monitoring::Metric{(uint64_t)tfCounter, "df-sent"}.addTag(o2::monitoring::tags::Key::Subsystem, o2::monitoring::tags::Value::DPL));
     if (eventCounter >= nEvents) {
       pc.services().get<ControlService>().endOfStream();
       pc.services().get<ControlService>().readyToQuit(QuitRequest::Me);