diff --git a/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp b/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
index ffba7574d..98f83d04d 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ bool PeriodicOperationDivider::checkAndIncrement() {
     bool opNecessary = check();
     if(opNecessary) {
         if(resetAutomatically) {
-            counter = 0;
+            resetCounter();
         }
     }
     return opNecessary;