diff --git a/daemon/call.c b/daemon/call.c
index d8e625fe1..88264ca54 100644
--- a/daemon/call.c
+++ b/daemon/call.c
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ struct xmlrpc_helper {
 	GQueue			strings;
 };
 
-
-static struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_intv;		// copied out once per timer run
-
-
 rwlock_t rtpe_callhash_lock;
 GHashTable *rtpe_callhash;
 struct call_iterator_list rtpe_call_iterators[NUM_CALL_ITERATORS];
@@ -504,13 +500,13 @@ void call_timer(void *ptr) {
 	struct timeval tv_start;
 	long long run_diff_us;
 
-	// timers are run in a single thread, so no locking required here
+	/* timers are run in a single thread, so no locking required here */
 	static struct timeval last_run;
 	static long long interval = 900000; // usec
 
 	tv_start = rtpe_now;
 
-	// ready to start?
+	/* ready to start? */
 	run_diff_us = timeval_diff(&tv_start, &last_run);
 	if (run_diff_us < interval)
 		return;
@@ -523,9 +519,7 @@ void call_timer(void *ptr) {
 		call_timer_iterator(c, &hlp);
 	ITERATE_CALL_LIST_NEXT_END(c);
 
-	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, run_diff_us, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
-
-	// stats derived while iterating calls
+	/* stats derived while iterating calls */
 	RTPE_GAUGE_SET(transcoded_media, hlp.transcoded_media);
 
 	kill_calls_timer(hlp.del_scheduled, NULL);
@@ -538,12 +532,12 @@ void call_timer(void *ptr) {
 	long long duration = timeval_diff(&tv_stop, &tv_start);
 	ilog(LOG_DEBUG, "timer run time = %llu.%06llu sec", duration / 1000000, duration % 1000000);
 
-	// increase timer run duration if runtime was within 10% of the interval
+	/* increase timer run duration if runtime was within 10% of the interval */
 	if (duration > interval / 10) {
 		interval *= 2;
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Increasing timer run interval to %llu seconds", interval / 1000000);
 	}
-	// or if the runtime was less than 2% of the interval, decrease the interval
+	/* or if the runtime was less than 2% of the interval, decrease the interval */
 	else if (interval > 1000000 && duration < interval / 50) {
 		interval /= 2;
 		ilog(LOG_INFO, "Decreasing timer run interval to %llu seconds", interval / 1000000);
diff --git a/daemon/statistics.c b/daemon/statistics.c
index c881b42b6..caff1fc7a 100644
--- a/daemon/statistics.c
+++ b/daemon/statistics.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_min_max;		// master lifetime min/max
 
 struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats;				// total, cumulative, master
 struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_rate;			// per-second, calculated once per timer run
+struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_intv;			// calculated once per sec by `call_rate_stats_updater()`
 
 
 // op can be CMC_INCREMENT or CMC_DECREMENT
@@ -1022,11 +1023,26 @@ const char *statistics_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output) {
  * Separate thread for update of running min/max call counters.
  */
 void call_rate_stats_updater(void * dummy) {
+	bool first_run = true;
+	struct timeval last_run = (struct timeval) {0,0};
+
 	while (!rtpe_shutdown) {
+		struct timeval tv_start;
+		long long run_diff_us;
+
+		gettimeofday(&tv_start, NULL);	/* current run */
+		run_diff_us = timeval_diff(&tv_start, &last_run); /* TODO: do we need `run_diff_us` at all? */
+		last_run = tv_start;	/* for the next cycle */
+
 		stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 
+		if (!first_run) /* `stats_counters_calc_rate()` shouldn't be called on the very first cycle */
+			stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, run_diff_us, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
+
 		thread_cancel_enable();
 		usleep(1000000);			/* sleep for 1 second in each iteration */
 		thread_cancel_disable();
+
+		first_run = false;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/statistics.h b/include/statistics.h
index 38485b318..2a109c13b 100644
--- a/include/statistics.h
+++ b/include/statistics.h
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ extern struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_min_max;		// master lifetime m
 
 extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats;			// total, cumulative, master
 extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_rate;		// per-second, calculated once per timer run
+extern struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_intv;		// per-second, calculated once per timer run
 
 #define RTPE_STATS_ADD(field, num) atomic64_add(&rtpe_stats.field, num)
 #define RTPE_STATS_INC(field) RTPE_STATS_ADD(field, 1)
@@ -199,6 +200,10 @@ void statistics_free_metrics(GQueue **);
 const char *statistics_ng(bencode_item_t *input, bencode_item_t *output);
 void call_rate_stats_updater(void * dummy);
 
+/**
+ * Calculation of the call rate counters.
+ * If used with the `stats_rate_min_max()` must only be called in advance, so before that.
+ */
 INLINE void stats_counters_calc_rate(const struct global_stats_counter *stats, long long run_diff_us,
 		struct global_stats_counter *intv, struct global_stats_counter *rate)
 {
@@ -219,7 +224,10 @@ INLINE void stats_counters_calc_diff(const struct global_stats_counter *stats,
 #undef FA
 }
 
-// update the running min/max counter `mm` with the newly calculated per-sec rate values `inp`
+/**
+ * Update the running min/max counter `mm` with the newly calculated per-sec rate values `inp`.
+ * If used with the `stats_counters_calc_rate()`, it must be called only after that.
+ */
 INLINE void stats_rate_min_max(struct global_rate_min_max *mm, struct global_stats_counter *inp) {
 #define F(x) \
 	atomic64_mina(&mm->min.x, &inp->x); \
diff --git a/t/test-mix-buffer.c b/t/test-mix-buffer.c
index 7ee2e42e6..b978a7d3a 100644
--- a/t/test-mix-buffer.c
+++ b/t/test-mix-buffer.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct global_stats_gauge rtpe_stats_gauge;
 struct global_gauge_min_max rtpe_gauge_min_max;
 struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats;
 struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_rate;
+struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_intv;
 struct global_stats_sampled rtpe_stats_sampled;
 struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_min_max;
 struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_graphite_min_max;
diff --git a/t/test-payload-tracker.c b/t/test-payload-tracker.c
index 81c4b3c86..6767a1c54 100644
--- a/t/test-payload-tracker.c
+++ b/t/test-payload-tracker.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct global_stats_gauge rtpe_stats_gauge;
 struct global_gauge_min_max rtpe_gauge_min_max;
 struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats;
 struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_rate;
+struct global_stats_counter rtpe_stats_intv;
 struct global_stats_sampled rtpe_stats_sampled;
 struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_min_max;
 struct global_sampled_min_max rtpe_sampled_graphite_min_max;
diff --git a/t/test-stats.c b/t/test-stats.c
index 70c9f47bc..dbe9f8fc7 100644
--- a/t/test-stats.c
+++ b/t/test-stats.c
@@ -3231,20 +3231,23 @@ int main(void) {
 	// test cmd_ps_min/max/avg
 
 	call_timer(NULL);
+	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, 150000000, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
-	RTPE_STATS_ADD(ng_commands[NGC_OFFER], 100);
 
+	RTPE_STATS_ADD(ng_commands[NGC_OFFER], 100);
 	rtpe_now.tv_sec += 2;
-
 	RTPE_STATS_ADD(ng_commands[NGC_OFFER], 20);
+
 	call_timer(NULL);
+	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, 2000000, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 
 	// timer run time interval increased
 	rtpe_now.tv_sec += 5;
-
 	RTPE_STATS_ADD(ng_commands[NGC_OFFER], 200);
+
 	call_timer(NULL);
+	stats_counters_calc_rate(&rtpe_stats, 5000000, &rtpe_stats_intv, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 	stats_rate_min_max(&rtpe_rate_graphite_min_max, &rtpe_stats_rate);
 
 	graph_str = print_graphite_data();