diff --git a/k4FWCore/components/EventCounter.cpp b/k4FWCore/components/EventCounter.cpp
index 758061f4..f1bd0310 100644
--- a/k4FWCore/components/EventCounter.cpp
+++ b/k4FWCore/components/EventCounter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ class EventCounter final : public Gaudi::Functional::Consumer<void(const EventCo
     }
   }
 
+  StatusCode finalize() override {
+    info() << "Processed " << m_count.value() << " events" << endmsg;
+    return Consumer::finalize();
+  }
+
 private:
   mutable Gaudi::Accumulators::Counter<> m_count{this, "count"};
   Gaudi::Property<unsigned int>          m_frequency{this, "Frequency", 1, "How often to print the event number"};
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt b/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt
index f1edba33..e8457b2f 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ add_test_with_env(Testk4runVerboseOutput options/TestArgs.py --verbose PROPERTIE
 add_test_with_env(Testk4runHelpOnly options/TestArgs.py --help PROPERTIES PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "show this help message and exit")
 
 add_test_with_env(TestEventCounter options/TestEventCounter.py)
-set_tests_properties(TestEventCounter PROPERTIES FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Processing event 1;Processing event 3" PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Processing event 0.*Processing event 2;Processing event 2.*Processing event 0")
+set_tests_properties(TestEventCounter PROPERTIES FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "Processing event 1;Processing event 3"
+                     PASS_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "(Processing event 0.*Processing event 2|Processing event 2.*Processing event 0).*Processed 4 events.*Processed 4 events")
 
 add_test_with_env(FunctionalMemory options/ExampleFunctionalMemory.py)
 add_test_with_env(FunctionalMTMemory options/ExampleFunctionalMTMemory.py)