--- a/src/apinger.c
+++ b/src/apinger.c
@@ -786,7 +786,6 @@ struct alarm_cfg *a;
 time_t tm;
 int i,qp,really_lost;
 char *buf1,*buf2;
-int err=0;
 
 	if (config->status_file==NULL) return;
 	
@@ -849,12 +848,10 @@ int err=0;
 			}
 		}
 		buf2[i]=0;
-		fprintf(f,"Received packets buffer: %s %s\n",buf2,buf1);
 		if (t->recently_lost!=really_lost){
-			fprintf(f,"   lost packet count mismatch (%i!=%i)!\n",t->recently_lost,really_lost);
-			logit("%s: Lost packet count mismatch (%i!=%i)!",t->name,t->recently_lost,really_lost);
-			logit("%s: Received packets buffer: %s %s\n",t->name,buf2,buf1);
-			err=1;
+			logit("Target \"%s\": Lost packet count mismatch (%i(recently_lost) != %i(really_lost))!",t->name,t->recently_lost,really_lost);
+			logit("Target \"%s\": Received packets buffer: %s %s\n",t->name,buf2,buf1);
+			t->recently_lost = really_lost = 0;
 		}
 		free(buf1);
 		free(buf2);
@@ -862,7 +859,6 @@ int err=0;
 		fprintf(f,"\n");
 	}
 	fclose(f);
-	if (err) abort();
 }
 
 #ifdef FORKED_RECEIVER