diff --git a/cpp/switchchain_initialtris.cpp b/cpp/switchchain_initialtris.cpp
index 57764da1b250a574d63880f55d95294ce3cb3647..b241f78ebf55a849557d146004dfa8091269087e 100644
--- a/cpp/switchchain_initialtris.cpp
+++ b/cpp/switchchain_initialtris.cpp
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ int main() {
                     }
                 }
 
+                std::cout << "Running n = " << numVertices << ", tau = " << tau
+                          << "." << std::flush;
+
                 //
                 // Test the GCM1 and GCM2 success rate
                 //
@@ -250,9 +253,6 @@ int main() {
                     return 1;
                 }
 
-                std::cout << "Running n = " << numVertices << ", tau = " << tau
-                          << ". \t" << std::flush;
-
                 int mixingTime = (32.0f - 20.0f * (tau - 2.0f)) * numVertices;
                 constexpr int measurements = 20;
                 constexpr int measureSkip = 200;
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ int main() {
 
                 long long trianglesTotal = 0;
 
+                std::cout << "  .. \t" << std::flush;
+
                 for (int i = 0; i < mixingTime; ++i) {
                     if (chain.doMove())
                         ++movesDone;
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ int main() {
                     for (int j = 0; j < measureSkip; ++j)
                         if (chain.doMove())
                             ++movesDone;
-                    trianglesTotal = chain.g.countTriangles();
+                    trianglesTotal += chain.g.countTriangles();
                 }
 
                 std::cout << movesDone << '/' << mixingTime + measurements * measureSkip