diff --git a/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py b/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py
index 36716f27..82fae164 100644
--- a/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py
+++ b/src/primaite/simulator/network/hardware/base.py
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class NetworkInterface(SimComponent, ABC):
         )
         if CAPTURE_NMNE:
             state.update({"nmne": {k: v for k, v in self.nmne.items()}})
-            self.nmne.clear()
         return state
 
     @abstractmethod
@@ -254,6 +253,15 @@ class NetworkInterface(SimComponent, ABC):
         """
         return f"Port {self.port_name if self.port_name else self.port_num}: {self.mac_address}"
 
+    def apply_timestep(self, timestep: int) -> None:
+        """
+        Apply a timestep evolution to this component.
+
+        This just clears the nmne count back to 0.tests/integration_tests/network/test_capture_nmne.py
+        """
+        super().apply_timestep(timestep=timestep)
+        self.nmne.clear()
+
 
 class WiredNetworkInterface(NetworkInterface, ABC):
     """
@@ -884,6 +892,9 @@ class Node(SimComponent):
         """
         super().apply_timestep(timestep=timestep)
 
+        for network_interface in self.network_interfaces.values():
+            network_interface.apply_timestep(timestep=timestep)
+
         # count down to boot up
         if self.start_up_countdown > 0:
             self.start_up_countdown -= 1
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/network/test_capture_nmne.py b/tests/integration_tests/network/test_capture_nmne.py
index d48b3784..698bfc72 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/network/test_capture_nmne.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/network/test_capture_nmne.py
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def test_describe_state_nmne(uc2_network):
     # Assert that initially, there are no captured MNEs on both web and database servers
     web_server_nic_state = web_server_nic.describe_state()
     db_server_nic_state = db_server_nic.describe_state()
+    uc2_network.apply_timestep(timestep=0)
     assert web_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {}
     assert db_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {}
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ def test_describe_state_nmne(uc2_network):
     # Check that it does not trigger an MNE capture.
     web_server_nic_state = web_server_nic.describe_state()
     db_server_nic_state = db_server_nic.describe_state()
+    uc2_network.apply_timestep(timestep=0)
     assert web_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {}
     assert db_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {}
 
@@ -112,6 +114,7 @@ def test_describe_state_nmne(uc2_network):
     # Check that the web server's outbound interface and the database server's inbound interface register the MNE
     web_server_nic_state = web_server_nic.describe_state()
     db_server_nic_state = db_server_nic.describe_state()
+    uc2_network.apply_timestep(timestep=0)
     assert web_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {"direction": {"outbound": {"keywords": {"*": 1}}}}
     assert db_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {"direction": {"inbound": {"keywords": {"*": 1}}}}
 
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ def test_describe_state_nmne(uc2_network):
     # Check that no additional MNEs are captured
     web_server_nic_state = web_server_nic.describe_state()
     db_server_nic_state = db_server_nic.describe_state()
+    uc2_network.apply_timestep(timestep=0)
     assert web_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {}
     assert db_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {}
 
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ def test_describe_state_nmne(uc2_network):
     # Check that the web server and database server interfaces register an additional MNE
     web_server_nic_state = web_server_nic.describe_state()
     db_server_nic_state = db_server_nic.describe_state()
+    uc2_network.apply_timestep(timestep=0)
     assert web_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {"direction": {"outbound": {"keywords": {"*": 1}}}}
     assert db_server_nic_state["nmne"] == {"direction": {"inbound": {"keywords": {"*": 1}}}}
 
@@ -190,3 +195,4 @@ def test_capture_nmne_observations(uc2_network):
         # Assert that the observed NMNEs match the expected values for both NICs
         assert web_nic_obs["outbound"] == expected_nmne
         assert db_nic_obs["inbound"] == expected_nmne
+        uc2_network.apply_timestep(timestep=0)