diff --git a/src/RegisterDatapoint.py b/src/RegisterDatapoint.py
index 589140f..2370f21 100644
--- a/src/RegisterDatapoint.py
+++ b/src/RegisterDatapoint.py
@@ -170,17 +170,16 @@ class DiscreteInputDatapoint(ReadOnlyDatapoint):
 
 
 
-def resetStatsRegisterList(registers):
-    for r in registers:
-        r.errorCount = 0
-        r.processCount = 0
-        r.enqueued = False
 
-def checkRegisterList(registers):
+def checkRegisterList(registers, reset=False):
     for r in registers:
         if not isinstance(r, AbstractModbusDatapoint):
             raise ValueError('Entry in register list {0!s} is not derived from class AbstractModbusDatapoint'.format(r))        
         else:
+            if reset:
+                r.errorCount = 0
+                r.processCount = 0
+                r.enqueued = False
             print("Datapoint loaded: {0!s}".format(r))
 
 
diff --git a/src/master.py b/src/master.py
index e057aae..0251796 100644
--- a/src/master.py
+++ b/src/master.py
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     datapoints = None
     with open(config.registerFile, 'rb') as f:
         datapoints = pickle.load(f)
-    RegisterDatapoint.checkRegisterList(datapoints)
-    RegisterDatapoint.resetStatsRegisterList(datapoints)
+    RegisterDatapoint.checkRegisterList(datapoints, reset=True)
 
     cp = CommunicationProcessor.CommunicationProcessor(config, queue, pubQueue)
     cp.start()