diff --git a/openmc/deplete/coupled_operator.py b/openmc/deplete/coupled_operator.py
index a8c1fa156..669e98dda 100644
--- a/openmc/deplete/coupled_operator.py
+++ b/openmc/deplete/coupled_operator.py
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ class CoupledOperator(OpenMCOperator):
 
         # Run OpenMC
         openmc.lib.run()
-        openmc.lib.reset_timers()
 
         # Extract results
         rates = self._calculate_reaction_rates(source_rate)
@@ -529,6 +528,8 @@ class CoupledOperator(OpenMCOperator):
             "openmc_simulation_n{}.h5".format(step),
             write_source=False)
 
+        openmc.lib.reset_timers()
+
     def finalize(self):
         """Finalize a depletion simulation and release resources."""
         if self.cleanup_when_done:
diff --git a/tests/regression_tests/deplete_with_transport/test.py b/tests/regression_tests/deplete_with_transport/test.py
index 9b37e4351..477959d1c 100644
--- a/tests/regression_tests/deplete_with_transport/test.py
+++ b/tests/regression_tests/deplete_with_transport/test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from math import floor
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
+from collections import defaultdict
 
 from difflib import unified_diff
 import numpy as np
@@ -122,8 +123,11 @@ def test_full(run_in_tmpdir, problem, multiproc):
     n_tallies = np.empty(N + 1, dtype=int)
 
     # Get statepoint files for all BOS points and EOL
+    runtimes = defaultdict(list)
     for n in range(N + 1):
         statepoint = openmc.StatePoint(f"openmc_simulation_n{n}.h5")
+        for measure, time in statepoint.runtime.items():
+            runtimes[measure].append(time)
         k_n = statepoint.keff
         k_state[n] = [k_n.nominal_value, k_n.std_dev]
         n_tallies[n] = len(statepoint.tallies)
@@ -134,6 +138,21 @@ def test_full(run_in_tmpdir, problem, multiproc):
     # Check that no additional tallies are loaded from the files
     assert np.all(n_tallies == 0)
 
+    # Convert values in runtimes to arrays
+    runtimes = {k: np.array(v) for k, v in runtimes.items()}
+
+    # Check that runtimes are qualitatively correct
+    assert runtimes['reading cross sections'][0] != 0
+    assert runtimes['total initialization'][0] != 0
+    assert np.all(runtimes['reading cross sections'][1:] == 0)
+    assert np.all(runtimes['total initialization'][1:] == 0)
+    assert np.all(runtimes['inactive batches'] == 0)
+    del runtimes['reading cross sections']
+    del runtimes['total initialization']
+    del runtimes['inactive batches']
+    for measure, times in runtimes.items():
+        assert np.all(times != 0)
+
 
 def test_depletion_results_to_material(run_in_tmpdir, problem):
     """Checks openmc.Materials objects can be created from depletion results"""