diff --git a/app/models/domain.rb b/app/models/domain.rb
index b74e8f299..edeb51337 100644
--- a/app/models/domain.rb
+++ b/app/models/domain.rb
@@ -260,28 +260,35 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
       STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Expiring domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
 
       domains = Domain.where('valid_to <= ?', Time.zone.now)
+      marked = 0
+      real = 0
       domains.each do |domain|
         next unless domain.expirable?
+        real += 1
         domain.set_graceful_expired
         STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Domain.start_expire_period: ##{domain.id} (#{domain.name}) #{domain.changes}\n" unless Rails.env.test?
-        domain.save
+        domain.save and marked += 1
       end
 
-      STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully expired #{domains.count} domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
+      STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully expired #{marked} of #{real} domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
     end
 
     def start_redemption_grace_period
       STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Setting server_hold to domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
 
       d = Domain.where('outzone_at <= ?', Time.zone.now)
+      marked = 0
+      real = 0
       d.each do |domain|
         next unless domain.server_holdable?
+        real += 1
         domain.statuses << DomainStatus::SERVER_HOLD
         STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Domain.start_redemption_grace_period: ##{domain.id} (#{domain.name}) #{domain.changes}\n" unless Rails.env.test?
-        domain.save
+        domain.save and marked += 1
       end
 
-      STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully set server_hold to #{d.count} domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
+      STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Successfully set server_hold to #{marked} of #{real} domains\n" unless Rails.env.test?
+      marked
     end
 
     def start_delete_period
@@ -290,14 +297,16 @@ class Domain < ActiveRecord::Base
 
         d = Domain.where('delete_at <= ?', Time.zone.now)
         marked = 0
+        real = 0
         d.each do |domain|
           next unless domain.delete_candidateable?
+          real += 1
           domain.statuses << DomainStatus::DELETE_CANDIDATE
           STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} Domain.start_delete_period: ##{domain.id} (#{domain.name}) #{domain.changes}\n" unless Rails.env.test?
           domain.save and marked += 1
         end
       ensure # the operator should see what was accomplished
-        STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Finished setting delete_candidate -  #{marked} out of #{d.count} successfully set\n" unless Rails.env.test?
+        STDOUT << "#{Time.zone.now.utc} - Finished setting delete_candidate -  #{marked} out of #{real} successfully set\n" unless Rails.env.test?
       end
       marked
     end