diff --git a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
index a23ef4efa3..f27c2ec0eb 100644
--- a/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
+++ b/src/mod/applications/mod_commands/mod_commands.c
@@ -312,6 +312,13 @@ SWITCH_STANDARD_API(timer_test_function)
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CONSOLE, "Timer Test: samplecount after init: %d\n", timer.samplecount);
+
+	/* Step timer once before testing results below, to get first timestamp as accurate as possible */
+	switch_core_timer_next(&timer);
+
+	switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CONSOLE, "Timer Test: samplecount after first step: %d\n", timer.samplecount);
+
 	start = switch_time_ref();
 	for (x = 1; x <= max; x++) {
 		then = switch_time_ref();
diff --git a/src/switch_time.c b/src/switch_time.c
index 7ffdf4e4d7..8465e5dcc0 100644
--- a/src/switch_time.c
+++ b/src/switch_time.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ static switch_status_t timer_init(switch_timer_t *timer)
 		switch_mutex_unlock(globals.mutex);
 		timer->private_info = private_info;
 		private_info->start = private_info->reference = TIMER_MATRIX[timer->interval].tick;
+		private_info->start -= 2; /* switch_core_timer_init sets samplecount to samples, this makes first next() step once */
 		private_info->roll = TIMER_MATRIX[timer->interval].roll;
 		private_info->ready = 1;