diff --git a/src/pybind/mgr/status/module.py b/src/pybind/mgr/status/module.py
index 879ab29cf073a..c57e6179e8241 100644
--- a/src/pybind/mgr/status/module.py
+++ b/src/pybind/mgr/status/module.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def get_latest(self, daemon_type: str, daemon_name: str, stat: str) -> int:
 
     def get_rate(self, daemon_type: str, daemon_name: str, stat: str) -> int:
         data = self.get_counter(daemon_type, daemon_name, stat)[stat]
-        if data and len(data) > 1 and data[-1][0] != data[-2][0]:
+        if data and len(data) > 1 and (int(data[-1][0] - data[-2][0]) != 0):
             return (data[-1][1] - data[-2][1]) // int(data[-1][0] - data[-2][0])
         else:
             return 0