diff --git a/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/Cargo.toml b/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/Cargo.toml
index 9500df46f1..b274b18c1f 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/Cargo.toml
+++ b/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "nym-network-monitor-agent"
 description = "Agent used for stress testing Nym mixnodes"
-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
diff --git a/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/src/agent/tester.rs b/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/src/agent/tester.rs
index f4277ce9d4..24862d168f 100644
--- a/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/src/agent/tester.rs
+++ b/nym-network-monitor-v3/nym-network-monitor-agent/src/agent/tester.rs
@@ -350,6 +350,13 @@ impl NodeStressTester {
                 "did not manage to send all required packets within the sending window. sent {sent}/{total_packets}"
             );
         }
+        // Report `total_packets` (= expected) rather than `sent` so the orchestrator's
+        // `received / sent` score formula effectively becomes `received / expected` -
+        // a node that throttled us via TCP back-pressure into not pushing all packets
+        // through is correctly penalised. Per-batch `set_packets_sent(sent)` updates
+        // above remain in place for the `Ok(false)` early-exit (send error) path, so
+        // partial-progress visibility is preserved when the test aborts mid-run.
+        result.set_packets_sent(total_packets);
         Ok(true)
     }