diff --git a/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp b/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp
index 13cfcb9d..a340e831 100644
--- a/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp
@@ -509,6 +509,7 @@ void MessageMap::clear()
 	}
 	// clear messages by name
 	m_messageCount = 0;
+	m_passiveMessageCount = 0;
 	m_messagesByName.clear();
 	// clear messages by key
 	m_messagesByKey.clear();