diff --git a/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp b/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
index d3b03c2bb..92f7e792b 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/globalfunctions/PeriodicOperationDivider.cpp
@@ -7,15 +7,13 @@ PeriodicOperationDivider::PeriodicOperationDivider(uint32_t divider,
 }
 
 bool PeriodicOperationDivider::checkAndIncrement() {
-    counter++;
     bool opNecessary = check();
     if(opNecessary) {
         if(resetAutomatically) {
-            counter = 0;
+            counter = 1;
         }
-        return opNecessary;
     }
-
+    counter++;
     return opNecessary;
 }