diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
index a6761238c4..935d0a7c79 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/index.controller.js
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ function init () {
             return shift().then(() => append(events, true));
         },
         onStart () {
-            status.resetCounts();
             status.setJobStatus('running');
         },
         onStop () {
diff --git a/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js b/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js
index a4e60c6822..29558c70df 100644
--- a/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js
+++ b/awx/ui/client/features/output/status.service.js
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ function JobStatusService (moment, message) {
             running: false,
             stats: false,
             counts: {
-                plays: null,
-                tasks: null,
-                hosts: null,
+                plays: 0,
+                tasks: 0,
+                hosts: 0,
             },
             hosts: {},
             status: model.get('status'),