diff --git a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
index 2b5e0c1..6362a22 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/mbusComm.c
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ static void handleRequestEngine(void *handle) {
         show(LED_RED, ON);
         coloredMsg(LOG_RED, true, "mbc hre [%d] err: already error, read the rest (now: %02x) until timeout", 
                    localMbusCommHandle->requestId, localMbusCommHandle->receivedOctet);
+        mbusCommStats.errorCnt += 1;
+        localMbusCommHandle->device->failures += 1;
         printError(localMbusCommHandle);
         localMbusCommHandle->state = MBCS_ERROR_CONTINUED;
         // no break
@@ -426,8 +428,6 @@ static void handleRequestEngine(void *handle) {
 
         case MBCS_TIMEOUT:
         coloredMsg(LOG_RED, true, "mbc hre [%d] state TIMEOUT", localMbusCommHandle->requestId);
-        mbusCommStats.errorCnt += 1;
-        localMbusCommHandle->device->failures += 1;
         localMbusCommHandle->receiving = false;        
         if (localMbusCommHandle->frame.userdata != NULL) {
             free(localMbusCommHandle->frame.userdata);