diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index d1410e821d9f79..541f74e5c500a0 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -687,12 +687,13 @@ pub struct Bank {
     /// slots to hard fork at
     hard_forks: Arc<RwLock<HardForks>>,
 
-    /// The number of transactions processed without error
+    /// The number of committed transactions since genesis.
     transaction_count: AtomicU64,
 
-    /// The number of non-vote transactions processed without error since the most recent boot from
-    /// snapshot or genesis. This value is not shared though the network, nor retained within
-    /// snapshots, but is preserved in `Bank::new_from_parent`.
+    /// The number of non-vote transactions committed since the most
+    /// recent boot from snapshot or genesis. This value is only stored in
+    /// blockstore for the RPC method "getPerformanceSamples". It is not
+    /// retained within snapshots, but is preserved in `Bank::new_from_parent`.
     non_vote_transaction_count_since_restart: AtomicU64,
 
     /// The number of transaction errors in this slot
@@ -5360,13 +5361,14 @@ impl Bank {
                 // replay could occur
                 signature_count += u64::from(tx.message().header().num_required_signatures);
                 executed_transactions_count += 1;
+
+                if !is_vote {
+                    executed_non_vote_transactions_count += 1;
+                }
             }
 
             match execution_result.flattened_result() {
                 Ok(()) => {
-                    if !is_vote {
-                        executed_non_vote_transactions_count += 1;
-                    }
                     executed_with_successful_result_count += 1;
                 }
                 Err(err) => {
diff --git a/runtime/src/bank/tests.rs b/runtime/src/bank/tests.rs
index c0f95e8b970c59..9039954fd48eea 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank/tests.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank/tests.rs
@@ -2398,7 +2398,7 @@ fn test_insufficient_funds() {
     // transaction_count returns the count of all committed transactions since
     // bank_transaction_count_fix was activated, regardless of success
     assert_eq!(bank.transaction_count(), 2);
-    assert_eq!(bank.non_vote_transaction_count_since_restart(), 1);
+    assert_eq!(bank.non_vote_transaction_count_since_restart(), 2);
 
     let mint_pubkey = mint_keypair.pubkey();
     assert_eq!(bank.get_balance(&mint_pubkey), mint_amount - amount);