diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index d8e2ab1..5f742b2 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -764,18 +764,17 @@
 
 private function f_ctrs_bts_init(integer bts_count := NUM_BTS, CounterNameVals counternames := counternames_bsc_bts_handover) runs on test_CT {
 	g_ctr_bts := f_counter_name_vals_get_n(IPA_CTRL, "bts", bts_count, counternames);
+	log("initial bts rate counters: ", g_ctr_bts);
 }
 
 function f_ctrs_bsc_and_bts_init(integer bts_count := NUM_BTS, CounterNameVals counternames := counternames_bsc_bts_handover) runs on test_CT {
 	f_ctrs_bts_init(bts_count, counternames);
-	log("initial bts rate counters: ", g_ctr_bts);
 	f_ctrs_bsc_init(counternames);
 }
 
 private function f_ctrs_bsc_and_bts_handover_init(integer bts_count := NUM_BTS) runs on test_CT {
 	var CounterNameVals bts_names := counternames_bsc_bts_handover & counternames_bts_handover;
-	g_ctr_bts := f_counter_name_vals_get_n(IPA_CTRL, "bts", bts_count, bts_names);
-	log("initial bts rate counters: ", g_ctr_bts);
+	f_ctrs_bts_init(bts_count, bts_names);
 	f_ctrs_bsc_init(counternames_bsc_bts_handover);
 }