diff --git a/.hgignore b/.hgignore
--- a/.hgignore
+++ b/.hgignore
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ syntax: glob
 *.pdf
 *~
 *.o
+*.zip
 tests/*.err
 doc
 *.srec
diff --git a/src/fsw_misc.c b/src/fsw_misc.c
--- a/src/fsw_misc.c
+++ b/src/fsw_misc.c
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ void increment_seq_counter( unsigned cha
                                 + packet_sequence_control[1]
             );
 
+    new_packet_sequence_control = segmentation_grouping_flag | sequence_cnt ;
+
+    packet_sequence_control[0] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control >> 8);
+    packet_sequence_control[1] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control     );
+
     if ( sequence_cnt < SEQ_CNT_MAX)
     {
         sequence_cnt = sequence_cnt + 1;
@@ -350,11 +355,6 @@ void increment_seq_counter( unsigned cha
     {
         sequence_cnt = 0;
     }
-
-    new_packet_sequence_control = segmentation_grouping_flag | sequence_cnt ;
-
-    packet_sequence_control[0] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control >> 8);
-    packet_sequence_control[1] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control     );
 }
 
 void getTime( unsigned char *time)
diff --git a/src/tm_lfr_tc_exe.c b/src/tm_lfr_tc_exe.c
--- a/src/tm_lfr_tc_exe.c
+++ b/src/tm_lfr_tc_exe.c
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ void increment_seq_counter_destination_i
         break;
     }
 
+    segmentation_grouping_flag  = TM_PACKET_SEQ_CTRL_STANDALONE << 8;
+    sequence_cnt                = sequenceCounters_TC_EXE[ i ] & 0x3fff;
+
+    new_packet_sequence_control = segmentation_grouping_flag | sequence_cnt ;
+
+    packet_sequence_control[0] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control >> 8);
+    packet_sequence_control[1] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control     );
+
     // increment the sequence counter
     if ( sequenceCounters_TC_EXE[ i ] < SEQ_CNT_MAX )
     {
@@ -499,13 +507,4 @@ void increment_seq_counter_destination_i
     {
         sequenceCounters_TC_EXE[ i ] = 0;
     }
-
-    segmentation_grouping_flag  = TM_PACKET_SEQ_CTRL_STANDALONE << 8;
-    sequence_cnt                = sequenceCounters_TC_EXE[ i ] & 0x3fff;
-
-    new_packet_sequence_control = segmentation_grouping_flag | sequence_cnt ;
-
-    packet_sequence_control[0] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control >> 8);
-    packet_sequence_control[1] = (unsigned char) (new_packet_sequence_control     );
-
 }