Index: firmware/App/Controllers/UVReactors.c
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diff -u -r025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56 -r31aa23b12f37b9d16b5160369ccb7dab6c6eca4d
--- firmware/App/Controllers/UVReactors.c	(.../UVReactors.c)	(revision 025612ad77fe630889a364586de54bffe5262d56)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/UVReactors.c	(.../UVReactors.c)	(revision 31aa23b12f37b9d16b5160369ccb7dab6c6eca4d)
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 /// Self test wait time after enabling the reactors and before checking for their health in ms.
 #define SELF_TEST_DELAY_TIME                    1000
 #define MAX_ALLOWED_UNHEALTHY_REACTOR_PERIOD    MS_PER_SECOND                                ///< UV reactors unhealthy state period.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT        6                                            ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 /// UV reactors self test states
 typedef enum self_tests
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@
 static OVERRIDE_U32_T uvReactorsDataPublishInterval = { UV_REACTORS_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL,
                                                         UV_REACTORS_DATA_PUB_INTERVAL, 0, 0 };          ///< UV reactors data publish interval.
 
-static U32 dataPublishCounter  = 0;                                                                     ///< UV reactors data publish counter.
+static U32 dataPublishCounter;                                                                          ///< UV reactors data publish counter.
 static U32 selfTestElapsedTime = 0;                                                                     ///< UV reactors self test elapsed time.
 
 // Self test functions
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
 
     uvReactorsSelfTestResult = SELF_TEST_STATUS_IN_PROGRESS;
     uvReactorsSelfTestStates = UV_REACTORS_SELF_TEST_OFF;
-    dataPublishCounter       = 0;
+    dataPublishCounter       = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
 
     // Initialize the UV reactors. These values are specific to the inlet and outlet reactor
     // so they cannot be in a for loop
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@
 
         broadcastData( MSG_ID_DG_UV_REACTORS_DATA, COMM_BUFFER_OUT_CAN_DG_BROADCAST, (U08*)&uvReactorsData, sizeof( UV_REACTORS_DATA_T ) );
 
-        dataPublishCounter = 0;
+        dataPublishCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
     }
 }