Index: firmware/App/Controllers/FluidLeak.c
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diff -u -r3d72b777cf1ceb673d118341c46e2d6d5b7b75f5 -r84cc99fd5cd997d0a1e024a4e23d0d3880142ffb
--- firmware/App/Controllers/FluidLeak.c	(.../FluidLeak.c)	(revision 3d72b777cf1ceb673d118341c46e2d6d5b7b75f5)
+++ firmware/App/Controllers/FluidLeak.c	(.../FluidLeak.c)	(revision 84cc99fd5cd997d0a1e024a4e23d0d3880142ffb)
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@
 
 // ********** private definitions **********
 
-#define FLUID_LEAK_PUB_INTERVAL          ( MS_PER_SECOND / TASK_PRIORITY_INTERVAL )         ///< Interval (ms/task time) at which the fluid leak data is published on the CAN bus.
+#define FLUID_LEAK_PUB_INTERVAL           ( MS_PER_SECOND / TASK_PRIORITY_INTERVAL )        ///< Interval (ms/task time) at which the fluid leak data is published on the CAN bus.
+#define DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT  50                                                ///< Data publish counter start count.
 
 // ********** private data **********
 
-static U32 fluidLeakStatePublicationTimerCounter = 0;                                       ///< Timer counter used to schedule fluid leak publication to CAN bus.
+static U32 fluidLeakStatePublicationTimerCounter;                                           ///< Timer counter used to schedule fluid leak publication to CAN bus.
 
 /// Interval (in ms) at which to publish fluid leak data to CAN bus.
 static OVERRIDE_U32_T fluidLeakStatePublishInterval = { FLUID_LEAK_PUB_INTERVAL, FLUID_LEAK_PUB_INTERVAL, 0, 0 };
@@ -53,10 +54,11 @@
  *************************************************************************/
 void initFluidLeak( void )
 {
-    fluidLeakState.data = FLUID_LEAK_STATE_DRY;
-    fluidLeakState.ovInitData = FLUID_LEAK_STATE_DRY;
-    fluidLeakState.ovData = FLUID_LEAK_STATE_DRY;
-    fluidLeakState.override = OVERRIDE_RESET;
+    fluidLeakState.data                   = FLUID_LEAK_STATE_DRY;
+    fluidLeakState.ovInitData             = FLUID_LEAK_STATE_DRY;
+    fluidLeakState.ovData                 = FLUID_LEAK_STATE_DRY;
+    fluidLeakState.override               = OVERRIDE_RESET;
+    fluidLeakStatePublicationTimerCounter = DATA_PUBLISH_COUNTER_START_COUNT;
 }
 
 /*********************************************************************//**