diff --git a/include/path.h b/include/path.h
index 9cdcf8158..3a6e84052 100644
--- a/include/path.h
+++ b/include/path.h
@@ -26,19 +26,16 @@ struct path
 	int (*hooks[MAX_HOOKS])(struct msg *m);
 
 	/// Counter for received messages
-	int received;
+	unsigned int received;
 
 	/// Counter for messages which arrived reordered
-	int delayed;
+	unsigned int delayed;
 
 	/// Counter for messages which arrived multiple times
-	int duplicated;
+	unsigned int duplicated;
 
 	/// Last known message number
-	int sequence;
-
-	/// The current path state
-	enum path_state state;
+	unsigned int sequence;
 
 	/// The path thread
 	pthread_t tid;
diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 60ba4e072..ae857756a 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ extern struct config config;
 
 int path_create(struct path *p, struct node *in, struct node *out)
 {
-	memset(p, 0, sizeof(struct path));
+	/* Reset counters */
+	p->received = 0;
+	p->delayed = 0;
+	p->duplicated = 0;
 
 	p->in = in;
 	p->out = out;
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ static void * path_run(void *arg)
 			p->duplicated++;
 		}
 
+		p->sequence = m.sequence;
 		p->received++;