diff --git a/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_stat/tc_stat_job.cc b/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_stat/tc_stat_job.cc
index 59689f6d24..24ab12f217 100644
--- a/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_stat/tc_stat_job.cc
+++ b/src/tools/tc_utils/tc_stat/tc_stat_job.cc
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ void TCStatJob::clear() {
    StatFile.clear();
    close_stat_file();
    StatOut = (ofstream *) 0;
+   stat_row = 0;
 
    // Set to default values
    WaterOnly       = default_water_only;
@@ -1169,6 +1170,8 @@ void TCStatJob::open_stat_file() {
 
    close_stat_file();
 
+   stat_row = 0;
+
    if(StatFile.empty()) return;
 
    StatOut = new ofstream;