diff --git a/DCCACK.cpp b/DCCACK.cpp
index de66355..d159383 100644
--- a/DCCACK.cpp
+++ b/DCCACK.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void  DCCACK::Setup(int cv, byte byteValueOrBitnum, ackOp const program[], ACK_C
   if (ackManagerRejoin ) {
         // Change from JOIN must zero resets packet.
         TrackManager::setJoin(false); 
-        DCCWaveform::progTrack.sentResetsSincePacket = 0;
+        DCCWaveform::progTrack.clearResets();
       }
 
    autoPowerOff=false;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void  DCCACK::Setup(int cv, byte byteValueOrBitnum, ackOp const program[], ACK_C
     /* TODO !!! in MotorDriver surely!
     if (MotorDriver::commonFaultPin)
 	  DCCWaveform::mainTrack.setPowerMode(POWERMODE::ON);
-        DCCWaveform::progTrack.sentResetsSincePacket = 0;
+        DCCWaveform::progTrack.clearResets();
    **/
       }
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ const byte RESET_MIN=8;  // tuning of reset counter before sending message
 
 // checkRessets return true if the caller should yield back to loop and try later.
 bool DCCACK::checkResets(uint8_t numResets) {
-  return DCCWaveform::progTrack.sentResetsSincePacket < numResets;
+  return DCCWaveform::progTrack.getResets() < numResets;
 }
 // Operations applicable to PROG track ONLY.
 // (yes I know I could have subclassed the main track but...) 
diff --git a/DCCWaveform.cpp b/DCCWaveform.cpp
index 7cb59da..e39a61c 100644
--- a/DCCWaveform.cpp
+++ b/DCCWaveform.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void DCCWaveform::interruptHandler() {
   // WAVE_PENDING means we dont yet know what the next bit is
   if (mainTrack.state==WAVE_PENDING) mainTrack.interrupt2();  
   if (progTrack.state==WAVE_PENDING) progTrack.interrupt2();
-  else DCCACK::checkAck(progTrack.sentResetsSincePacket);
+  else DCCACK::checkAck(progTrack.getResets());
 
 }
 #pragma GCC pop_options
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ void DCCWaveform::interrupt2() {
         transmitLength = pendingLength;
         transmitRepeats = pendingRepeats;
         packetPending = false;
-        sentResetsSincePacket=0;
+        clearResets();
       }
       else {
         // Fortunately reset and idle packets are the same length
         memcpy( transmitPacket, isMainTrack ? idlePacket : resetPacket, sizeof(idlePacket));
         transmitLength = sizeof(idlePacket);
         transmitRepeats = 0;
-        if (sentResetsSincePacket<250) sentResetsSincePacket++;
+        if (getResets() < 250) sentResetsSincePacket++; // only place to increment (private!)
       }
     }
   }  
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void DCCWaveform::schedulePacket(const byte buffer[], byte byteCount, byte repea
   pendingLength = byteCount + 1;
   pendingRepeats = repeats;
   packetPending = true;
-  sentResetsSincePacket=0;
+  clearResets();
 }
 bool DCCWaveform::getPacketPending() {
   return packetPending;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void DCCWaveform::schedulePacket(const byte buffer[], byte byteCount, byte repea
   pendingPacket[byteCount] = checksum;
   pendingLength = byteCount + 1;
   pendingRepeats = repeats;
-  sentResetsSincePacket=0;
+  clearResets();
   {
     int ret;
     do {
diff --git a/DCCWaveform.h b/DCCWaveform.h
index cad7861..3ba313a 100644
--- a/DCCWaveform.h
+++ b/DCCWaveform.h
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ class DCCWaveform {
     };
 #endif
     void schedulePacket(const byte buffer[], byte byteCount, byte repeats);
-    volatile byte sentResetsSincePacket;
     bool getPacketPending();
     
   private:
 #ifndef ARDUINO_ARCH_ESP32
     volatile bool packetPending;
+    volatile byte sentResetsSincePacket;
 #else
     volatile uint32_t resetPacketBase;
 #endif