diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
index 02c0deaf..06b1e0ce 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/networkstatus.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class NetworkStatus(QtGui.QWidget, RetranslateMixin):
             self.timer, QtCore.SIGNAL("timeout()"), self.runEveryTwoSeconds)
 
     def startUpdate(self):
+        Inventory().numberOfInventoryLookupsPerformed = 0
         self.runEveryTwoSeconds()
         self.timer.start(2000)  # milliseconds