diff --git a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
index 1ae2b2e3..506e0833 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/falco_outputs.cpp
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ inline void falco_outputs::push(const ctrl_msg& cmsg)
 			falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Fatal error: Output queue out of memory. Exiting ...");
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		case falco_common::RECOVERY_EMPTY:
-			m_outputs_queue_num_drops += m_queue.size();
-			falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Output queue out of memory. Dropping events in queue due to emptying the queue and continue on ...");
+			m_outputs_queue_num_drops += m_queue.size() + 1;
+			falco_logger::log(LOG_ERR, "Output queue out of memory. Drop event plus events in queue due to emptying the queue; continue on ...");
 			m_queue.empty();
 			break;
 		case falco_common::RECOVERY_CONTINUE: