diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c
index b486cf493e..90c562a8ef 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_recvreq.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static int mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_cancel(struct ompi_request_t* request, int
      * broadcast the condition on the request in order to allow the other threads
      * to complete their test/wait functions.
      */
+    ompi_request_completed++;
     if(ompi_request_waiting) {
        opal_condition_broadcast(&ompi_request_cond);
     }
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ void mca_pml_uniq_recv_request_progress(
         req->req_recv.req_base.req_ompi.req_status._count = req->req_bytes_delivered;
         req->req_recv.req_base.req_pml_complete = true; 
         req->req_recv.req_base.req_ompi.req_complete = true;
+        ompi_request_completed++;
         if(ompi_request_waiting) {
             opal_condition_broadcast(&ompi_request_cond);
         }
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.c b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.c
index 8a18163417..9ddfe32e6f 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/uniq/pml_uniq_sendreq.c
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ void mca_pml_uniq_send_request_progress(
             req->req_send.req_base.req_ompi.req_status.MPI_ERROR = OMPI_SUCCESS;
             req->req_send.req_base.req_ompi.req_status._count = req->req_bytes_sent;
             req->req_send.req_base.req_ompi.req_complete = true;
+            ompi_request_completed++;
             if(ompi_request_waiting) {
                 opal_condition_broadcast(&ompi_request_cond);
             }