diff --git a/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py b/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py
index f5b88511..2bc4a31d 100644
--- a/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py
+++ b/rocrate_validator/cli/commands/validate.py
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def __compute_profile_stats__(validation_settings: dict):
                 # count the checks
                 num_checks = len(
                     [_ for _ in requirement.get_checks_by_level(LevelCollection.get(severity.name))
-                     if not _.overridden or _.requirement.profile == profile])
+                     if not _.overridden])
                 check_count_by_severity[severity] += num_checks
                 requirement_checks_count += num_checks
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_cli_internals.py b/tests/unit/test_cli_internals.py
index 19c45517..f65f5ba9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_cli_internals.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_cli_internals.py
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ def test_compute_stats(fake_profiles_path):
     assert len(requirement.get_checks()) == len(requirement.get_checks_by_level(LevelCollection.get("REQUIRED")))
 
     # check the number of requirement checks
-    assert stats["total_checks"] == len(requirements[0].get_checks())
+    assert stats["total_checks"] == len([_ for _ in requirements[0].get_checks() if not _.overridden])
 
     logger.error(stats)