diff --git a/src/latency.c b/src/latency.c
index 9e9f1f13..1f43f906 100644
--- a/src/latency.c
+++ b/src/latency.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ void latencyAddSample(char *event, mstime_t latency) {
     if (ts->samples[prev].time == now) {
         if (latency > ts->samples[prev].latency)
             ts->samples[prev].latency = latency;
+        if (latency > ts->max) ts->max = latency;
         return;
     }