diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
index 0a44229..e5c2c39 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -496,8 +496,6 @@
 {
 	struct bsc_connection *bsc, *tmp;
 
-	counter_inc(nat->stats.msc.reconn);
-
 	LOGP(DMSC, LOGL_ERROR, "Closing all connections downstream.\n");
 	llist_for_each_entry_safe(bsc, tmp, &nat->bsc_connections, list_entry)
 		bsc_close_connection(bsc);
@@ -506,6 +504,11 @@
 	bsc_msc_schedule_connect(con);
 }
 
+static void msc_connection_connected(struct bsc_msc_connection *con)
+{
+	counter_inc(nat->stats.msc.reconn);
+}
+
 static void msc_send_reset(struct bsc_msc_connection *msc_con)
 {
 	static const uint8_t reset[] = {
@@ -1163,6 +1166,7 @@
 	}
 
 	nat->msc_con->connection_loss = msc_connection_was_lost;
+	nat->msc_con->connected = msc_connection_connected;
 	nat->msc_con->write_queue.read_cb = ipaccess_msc_read_cb;
 	nat->msc_con->write_queue.write_cb = ipaccess_msc_write_cb;;
 	nat->msc_con->write_queue.bfd.data = nat->msc_con;