Index: firmware/App/Controllers/DialysateFlow.c
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diff -u -r025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56 -r986abcfcf047822cad1a10c1ee0924a80dd5f512
--- firmware/App/Controllers/DialysateFlow.c	(.../DialysateFlow.c)	(revision 025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/DialysateFlow.c	(.../DialysateFlow.c)	(revision 986abcfcf047822cad1a10c1ee0924a80dd5f512)
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@
 
 #define DIALYSATE_FLOW_ADC_TO_LPM_FACTOR               300                                         ///< Conversion factor from pulse period (2us units) to flow rate (L/min) for dialysate flow rate (divide this by pulse period).
 #define FLOW_OUT_OF_RANGE_PERSISTENT_INTERVAL          ( 12 * MS_PER_SECOND )                      ///< Flow out of range time out in counts.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT               20                                          ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 // ********** private data **********
 
-static U32 dialysateFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;                                           ///< Used to schedule Dialysate flow data publication to CAN bus.
+static U32 dialysateFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter;                                               ///< Used to schedule Dialysate flow data publication to CAN bus.
 
 static OVERRIDE_U32_T dialysateFlowDataPublishInterval = { DIALYSATE_FLOW_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL,
                                                            DIALYSATE_FLOW_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL,
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
     // Initialize the variables
     measuredFlowReadingsSum                  = 0;
     flowFilterCounter                        = 0;
-    dialysateFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;
+    dialysateFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
 }
 
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