diff --git a/tests/nodeos_under_min_avail_ram.py b/tests/nodeos_under_min_avail_ram.py
index 57f51beafe4..e97f42abac4 100755
--- a/tests/nodeos_under_min_avail_ram.py
+++ b/tests/nodeos_under_min_avail_ram.py
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ def setName(self, num):
                 allDone=False
         if not allDone:
             time.sleep(5)
-        if ++count>5:
+        count+=1
+        if count>5:
             Utils.cmdError("All Nodes should have died")
             errorExit("Failure - All Nodes should have died")