Index: firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c
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diff -u -r2acaf549519854f7e6de1511d541582267f4d1e8 -r9e85e7ace1390d48587174a5bc6eb11d5185cea4
--- firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c	(.../BloodFlow.c)	(revision 2acaf549519854f7e6de1511d541582267f4d1e8)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/BloodFlow.c	(.../BloodFlow.c)	(revision 9e85e7ace1390d48587174a5bc6eb11d5185cea4)
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 #define BP_FLOW_WEAR_A_TERM                 0.000000001     ///< A term used for wear portion of alpha flow coefficient.
 #define BP_FLOW_WEAR_B_TERM                 0.00055         ///< B term used for wear portion of alpha flow coefficient.
 #define BP_MAX_ROTOR_COUNT_FOR_WEAR         25000           ///< Maximum rotor count for determining wear of the cartridge (negligible affect beyond this threshold).
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT    9               ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 /// Enumeration of blood pump controller states.
 typedef enum BloodPump_States
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@
 // ********** private data **********
 
 static BLOOD_PUMP_STATE_T bloodPumpState = BLOOD_PUMP_OFF_STATE;                    ///< Current state of blood flow controller state machine
-static U32 bloodFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter = 0;                                ///< Used to schedule blood flow data publication to CAN bus
+static U32 bloodFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter;                                    ///< Used to schedule blood flow data publication to CAN bus
 static BOOL isBloodPumpOn = FALSE;                                                  ///< Blood pump is currently running
 static F32 bloodPumpPWMDutyCyclePct = 0.0;                                          ///< Initial blood pump PWM duty cycle
 static F32 bloodPumpPWMDutyCyclePctSet = 0.0;                                       ///< Currently set blood pump PWM duty cycle
@@ -220,12 +221,14 @@
  * @brief
  * The initBloodFlow function initializes the BloodFlow module.
  * @details Inputs: none
- * @details Outputs: BloodFlow module initialized.
+ * @details Outputs: bloodFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter
  * @return none
  *************************************************************************/
 void initBloodFlow( void )
 {
     U32 i;
+
+    bloodFlowDataPublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
 
     signalBloodPumpHardStop();
     setBloodPumpDirection( MOTOR_DIR_FORWARD );