diff --git a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
index e95d906b..9e874a31 100644
--- a/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
+++ b/src/rust/lqosd/src/throughput_tracker/tracking_data.rs
@@ -193,8 +193,15 @@ impl ThroughputTracker {
 
   #[inline(always)]
   fn add_atomic_tuple(tuple: &(AtomicU64, AtomicU64), n: (u64, u64)) {
-    tuple.0.fetch_add(n.0, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
-    tuple.1.fetch_add(n.1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    let mut n0 = tuple.0.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    if let Some(n) = n0.checked_add(n.0) {
+      tuple.0.store(n, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
+
+    let mut n1 = tuple.1.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    if let Some(n) = n1.checked_add(n.1) {
+      tuple.1.store(n, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+    }
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn update_totals(&self) {