Index: firmware/App/Modes/ModeGenIdle.c
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diff -u -r75c1e08603496809a6554b7540c9b78a66cb3733 -r741339ec2ea3bb95f2ab06d527bb42f30d7f4721
--- firmware/App/Modes/ModeGenIdle.c	(.../ModeGenIdle.c)	(revision 75c1e08603496809a6554b7540c9b78a66cb3733)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/ModeGenIdle.c	(.../ModeGenIdle.c)	(revision 741339ec2ea3bb95f2ab06d527bb42f30d7f4721)
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 // ********** private data **********
 
-static U32 dataPublishCounter;                                                                 ///< Used to schedule gen idle data publication to CAN bus.
+static U32 dataPublishCounter = 0;                                                             ///< Used to schedule gen idle data publication to CAN bus.
 static DG_GEN_IDLE_MODE_STATE_T genIdleState;                                                  ///< Currently active generation idle state.
 // NOTE: the bad fill state must be initialized here and not in the transition function since in case of a bad fill, the transition function is called
 // several times to drain and fill and handle a bad fill.