diff --git a/receiver/JFJochReceiverRugnuxStills.cpp b/receiver/JFJochReceiverRugnuxStills.cpp
index 511335781..b82734d14 100644
--- a/receiver/JFJochReceiverRugnuxStills.cpp
+++ b/receiver/JFJochReceiverRugnuxStills.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void JFJochReceiverRugnuxStills::OnImage(uint32_t id, DataMessage &message, std:
         logger.Error("Dropping image {} - the collection has {} images", message.number, experiment.GetImageNum());
         return;
     }
+    live_status.ImageReceived(received);
     CountImage(message);
     const size_t size = message.image.GetCompressedSize();
 
diff --git a/receiver/StillsGPUAnalysis.cpp b/receiver/StillsGPUAnalysis.cpp
index 65721f92c..cd8e5328f 100644
--- a/receiver/StillsGPUAnalysis.cpp
+++ b/receiver/StillsGPUAnalysis.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void StillsGPUAnalysis::Publish() {
 }
 
 void StillsGPUAnalysis::Hold(const std::shared_ptr<HeldImage> &image) {
-    status.ImageReceived(std::chrono::steady_clock::now());
     queue.PutBlocking(image);
     {
         std::unique_lock ul(prepass_mutex);
diff --git a/tests/StillsGPUAnalysisTest.cpp b/tests/StillsGPUAnalysisTest.cpp
index 23c44e234..bacdfa9b2 100644
--- a/tests/StillsGPUAnalysisTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/StillsGPUAnalysisTest.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ TEST_CASE("StillsGPUAnalysis_FailingFrameDoesNotStopAnalysis", "[StillsGPUAnalys
     };
     StillsGPUAnalysis gpu(x, mask, Start(x), nullptr, 1, 100, logger, sink, status);
     // The frames carry no image, so their analysis fails too - they are passed on all the same.
-    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        status.ImageReceived(std::chrono::steady_clock::now());   // as the receiver does before it holds a frame
         gpu.Hold(Frame(buffer, i));
+    }
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW(gpu.Finish());
     CHECK(sunk == 3);
     // The outcome waits for everything to be written, and comes after the latency.