diff --git a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.hpp b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.hpp
index 6789d4bea4..4975dc1220 100644
--- a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.hpp
+++ b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.hpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ protected:
 	ScheduledWorkItem(const char *name, const wq_config_t &config) : WorkItem(name, config) {}
 	virtual ~ScheduledWorkItem() override;
 
-	virtual void print_run_status() const override;
+	virtual void print_run_status() override;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.hpp b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.hpp
index 58a073a9b0..2f95b064c4 100644
--- a/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.hpp
+++ b/platforms/common/include/px4_platform_common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.hpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
 		}
 	}
 
-	virtual void print_run_status() const;
+	virtual void print_run_status();
 
 	/**
 	 * Switch to a different WorkQueue.
@@ -99,10 +99,12 @@ protected:
 
 	void RunPreamble()
 	{
-		_run_count++;
-
-		if (_time_first_run == 0) {
+		if (_run_count == 0) {
 			_time_first_run = hrt_absolute_time();
+			_run_count = 1;
+
+		} else {
+			_run_count++;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp b/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp
index 7b01a77aee..e7ca6379b2 100644
--- a/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp
+++ b/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/ScheduledWorkItem.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void ScheduledWorkItem::ScheduleClear()
 	WorkItem::ScheduleClear();
 }
 
-void ScheduledWorkItem::print_run_status() const
+void ScheduledWorkItem::print_run_status()
 {
 	if (_call.period > 0) {
 		PX4_INFO_RAW("%-26s %8.1f Hz %12.0f us (%" PRId64 " us)\n", _item_name, (double)average_rate(),
diff --git a/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.cpp b/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.cpp
index 63581f2928..0c4be6a15b 100644
--- a/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.cpp
+++ b/platforms/common/px4_work_queue/WorkItem.cpp
@@ -132,9 +132,12 @@ float WorkItem::average_interval() const
 	return 0.f;
 }
 
-void WorkItem::print_run_status() const
+void WorkItem::print_run_status()
 {
 	PX4_INFO_RAW("%-26s %8.1f Hz %12.0f us\n", _item_name, (double)average_rate(), (double)average_interval());
+
+	// reset statistics
+	_run_count = 0;
 }
 
 } // namespace px4