diff --git a/main/ZgatewayBT.ino b/main/ZgatewayBT.ino
index 4b473f0..eca7221 100644
--- a/main/ZgatewayBT.ino
+++ b/main/ZgatewayBT.ino
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ static bool oneWhite = false;
 
 int minRssi = abs(MinimumRSSI); //minimum rssi value
 
-unsigned int scanCount = 0;
-
 void pubBTMainCore(JsonObject& data, bool haPresenceEnabled = true) {
   if (abs((int)data["rssi"] | 0) < minRssi) {
     String mac_address = data["id"].as<const char*>();
diff --git a/main/config_BT.h b/main/config_BT.h
index fd8222e..a645ad8 100644
--- a/main/config_BT.h
+++ b/main/config_BT.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ bool bleConnect = AttemptBLECOnnect;
 
 unsigned int BLEinterval = TimeBtwRead; //time between 2 scans
 unsigned int BLEscanBeforeConnect = ScanBeforeConnect; //Number of BLE scans between connection cycles
+unsigned long scanCount = 0;
 bool publishOnlySensors = PublishOnlySensors;
 
 #ifndef pubKnownBLEServiceData
diff --git a/main/main.ino b/main/main.ino
index 950c6fb..9fcfd0f 100644
--- a/main/main.ino
+++ b/main/main.ino
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ void stateMeasures() {
 #    endif
   SYSdata["interval"] = BLEinterval;
   SYSdata["scanbcnct"] = BLEscanBeforeConnect;
+  SYSdata["scnct"] = scanCount;
 #  endif
 #  ifdef ZboardM5STACK
   M5.Power.begin();