diff --git a/tests/dynstats_overflow-vg.sh b/tests/dynstats_overflow-vg.sh
index fd660b9f4..ed7553e64 100755
--- a/tests/dynstats_overflow-vg.sh
+++ b/tests/dynstats_overflow-vg.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo ===========================================================================
 echo \[dynstats_overflow.sh\]: test for gathering stats when metrics exceed provisioned capacity
 . $srcdir/diag.sh init
 . $srcdir/diag.sh startup-vg dynstats_overflow.conf
-. $srcdir/diag.sh injectmsg-litteral $srcdir/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
+. $srcdir/diag.sh injectmsg-litteral $srcdir/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_0
 . $srcdir/diag.sh wait-queueempty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "foo 001 0"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "bar 002 0"
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ echo \[dynstats_overflow.sh\]: test for gathering stats when metrics exceed prov
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "corge 008 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "quux 009 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "foo 010 0"
+sleep 1
+. $srcdir/diag.sh injectmsg-litteral $srcdir/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
+. $srcdir/diag.sh wait-queueempty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "corge 011 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "grault 012 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "foo 013 0"
-sleep 2
+sleep 1 #sleep above + this = 2 seconds, so metric-names reset should have happened
 . $srcdir/diag.sh wait-queueempty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh first-column-sum-check 's/.*foo=\([0-9]\+\)/\1/g' 'foo=' 'rsyslog.out.stats.log' 5
 . $srcdir/diag.sh first-column-sum-check 's/.*bar=\([0-9]\+\)/\1/g' 'bar=' 'rsyslog.out.stats.log' 1
diff --git a/tests/dynstats_overflow.sh b/tests/dynstats_overflow.sh
index 3d9d97fc5..541d9cd79 100755
--- a/tests/dynstats_overflow.sh
+++ b/tests/dynstats_overflow.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo ===========================================================================
 echo \[dynstats_overflow.sh\]: test for gathering stats when metrics exceed provisioned capacity
 . $srcdir/diag.sh init
 . $srcdir/diag.sh startup dynstats_overflow.conf
-. $srcdir/diag.sh injectmsg-litteral $srcdir/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
+. $srcdir/diag.sh injectmsg-litteral $srcdir/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_0
 . $srcdir/diag.sh wait-queueempty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "foo 001 0"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "bar 002 0"
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ echo \[dynstats_overflow.sh\]: test for gathering stats when metrics exceed prov
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "corge 008 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "quux 009 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "foo 010 0"
+sleep 1
+. $srcdir/diag.sh injectmsg-litteral $srcdir/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
+. $srcdir/diag.sh wait-queueempty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "corge 011 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "grault 012 -6"
 . $srcdir/diag.sh content-check "foo 013 0"
-sleep 2
+sleep 1 #sleep above + this = 2 seconds, so metric-names reset should have happened
 . $srcdir/diag.sh wait-queueempty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh first-column-sum-check 's/.*foo=\([0-9]\+\)/\1/g' 'foo=' 'rsyslog.out.stats.log' 5
 . $srcdir/diag.sh first-column-sum-check 's/.*bar=\([0-9]\+\)/\1/g' 'bar=' 'rsyslog.out.stats.log' 1
diff --git a/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_0 b/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_0
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d9ec2393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_0
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 001
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:bar 002
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:baz 003
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 004
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:baz 005
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 006
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:quux 007
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:corge 008
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:quux 009
+<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 010
diff --git a/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1 b/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
index 2945e1982..64da0ef18 100644
--- a/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
+++ b/tests/testsuites/dynstats_input_more_1
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 001
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:bar 002
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:baz 003
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 004
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:baz 005
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 006
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:quux 007
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:corge 008
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:quux 009
-<167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 010
 <167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:corge 011
 <167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:grault 012
 <167>Mar  6 16:57:54 172.20.245.8 %PIX-7-710005:foo 013
diff --git a/tests/testsuites/dynstats_overflow.conf b/tests/testsuites/dynstats_overflow.conf
index 5d8a90a5e..54f7fdcef 100644
--- a/tests/testsuites/dynstats_overflow.conf
+++ b/tests/testsuites/dynstats_overflow.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ruleset(name="stats") {
   action(type="omfile" file="./rsyslog.out.stats.log")
 }
 
-module(load="../plugins/impstats/.libs/impstats" interval="2" severity="7" resetCounters="on" Ruleset="stats" bracketing="on")
+module(load="../plugins/impstats/.libs/impstats" interval="1" severity="7" resetCounters="on" Ruleset="stats" bracketing="on")
 
 template(name="outfmt" type="string" string="%msg% %$.increment_successful%\n")