diff --git a/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py b/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py
index a77b07d..c03d976 100644
--- a/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py
+++ b/opcua2mqtt/MqttPublish.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class MqttPublish(AbstractMqttPublisher):
                     self.client.publish(topic, payload)
                     cnt += 1
                     logger.debug("mqtt message sent: {} -> {}".format(topic, payload))
-                    if cnt % 100 == 0:
+                    if cnt % 100 == 1:
                         payload = { "count": cnt }
                         self.client.publish(self.statusTopic, json.dumps(payload), retain=True)
             except Empty: