diff --git a/modules/tm/t_funcs.c b/modules/tm/t_funcs.c
index e6788ef..385f184 100644
--- a/modules/tm/t_funcs.c
+++ b/modules/tm/t_funcs.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 #include "t_msgbuilder.h"
 #include "t_lookup.h"
 #include "config.h"
+#include "t_stats.h"
 #include "../../context.h"
 
 
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ void put_on_wait(  struct cell  *Trans  )
 		4.									WAIT timer executed,
 											transaction deleted
 	*/
-	set_1timer( &Trans->wait_tl, WT_TIMER_LIST, 0 );
+	if (set_1timer( &Trans->wait_tl, WT_TIMER_LIST, 0 )==0)
+		stats_trans_code(Trans->uas.status);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/tm/t_stats.h b/modules/tm/t_stats.h
index 37b9e2b..dfc3c12 100644
--- a/modules/tm/t_stats.h
+++ b/modules/tm/t_stats.h
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ extern stat_var *tm_trans_inuse;
 
 
 #ifdef STATISTICS
-inline static void stats_trans_rpl( int code, int local ) {
-
-	stat_var *numerical_stat;
-
+/* update the statistics regading the final codes of the transactions
+ * A single transaction will generate a single update on one of
+ * these statistics
+ */
+inline static void stats_trans_code( int code)
+{
 	if (tm_enable_stats) {
 		if (code>=700) {
 			return;
@@ -66,6 +68,19 @@ inline static void stats_trans_rpl( int code, int local ) {
 		} else if (code>=200) {
 			update_stat( tm_trans_2xx, 1);
 		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* update the statistics regading the final replies sent to UAC side
+ * A single transaction may generate multiple updates on different
+ * statistics if (1) there is a retransmission of the final reply or
+ * (2) there are multiple final replies (like multi 200 OK)
+ */
+inline static void stats_trans_rpl( int code, int local )
+{
+	stat_var *numerical_stat;
+
+	if (tm_enable_stats) {
 		if (local)
 			update_stat( tm_loc_rpls, 1);
 		else
@@ -91,6 +106,7 @@ inline static void stats_trans_new( int local ) {
 	}
 }
 #else
+	#define stats_trans_code( _code )
 	#define stats_trans_rpl( _code , _local )
 	#define stats_trans_new( _local )
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/tm/timer.c b/modules/tm/timer.c
index bf531be..c703197 100644
--- a/modules/tm/timer.c
+++ b/modules/tm/timer.c
@@ -939,11 +939,12 @@ end:
 
 /* similar to set_timer, except it allows only one-time
    timer setting and all later attempts are ignored */
-void set_1timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
+int set_1timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
 												utime_t* ext_timeout )
 {
 	utime_t timeout;
 	struct timer* list;
+	int ret = -1;
 
 
 	if (list_id>=NR_OF_TIMER_LISTS) {
@@ -951,7 +952,7 @@ void set_1timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
 #ifdef EXTRA_DEBUG
 		abort();
 #endif
-		return;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	if (!ext_timeout) {
@@ -966,8 +967,11 @@ void set_1timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
 	if (!new_tl->time_out) {
 		insert_timer_unsafe( list, new_tl, timeout +
 			((timer_id2type[list_id]==UTIME_TYPE)?get_uticks():get_ticks()));
+		ret = 0;
 	}
 	unlock(list->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/tm/timer.h b/modules/tm/timer.h
index a3c80cd..e41a7ac 100644
--- a/modules/tm/timer.h
+++ b/modules/tm/timer.h
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void set_timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
 
 /* similar to set_timer, except it allows only one-time
    timer setting and all later attempts are ignored */
-void set_1timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
+int set_1timer( struct timer_link *new_tl, enum lists list_id,
 		utime_t* ext_timeout );
 
 void timer_routine( unsigned int, void*);