diff --git a/src/openvpn/manage.c b/src/openvpn/manage.c
index 4ed0393..48b87e9 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/manage.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/manage.c
@@ -472,6 +472,13 @@
 }
 
 static void
+man_bytecount_stop(struct management *man)
+{
+    man->connection.bytecount_update_seconds = 0;
+    event_timeout_clear(&man->connection.bytecount_update_interval);
+}
+
+static void
 man_bytecount(struct management *man, const int update_seconds)
 {
     if (update_seconds > 0)
@@ -483,8 +490,7 @@
     }
     else
     {
-        man->connection.bytecount_update_seconds = 0;
-        event_timeout_clear(&man->connection.bytecount_update_interval);
+        man_bytecount_stop(man);
     }
 
     /* The newly received bytecount interval may be sooner than the existing
@@ -2011,6 +2017,7 @@
 {
     if (socket_defined(man->connection.sd_cli))
     {
+        man_bytecount_stop(man);
 #ifdef _WIN32
         man_stop_ne32(man);
 #endif