diff --git a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/analysis/LinkStatsControlerListener.java b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/analysis/LinkStatsControlerListener.java
index 771b2dc2b95..42ff155f702 100644
--- a/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/analysis/LinkStatsControlerListener.java
+++ b/matsim/src/main/java/org/matsim/analysis/LinkStatsControlerListener.java
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ public void notifyIterationStarts(IterationStartsEvent event) {
 
 	@Override
 	public void notifyShutdown(ShutdownEvent event) {
+		if (createLinkStatsInIteration(event.getIteration())) {
+			linkStats.writeFile(this.controlerIO.getOutputFilename(Controler.DefaultFiles.linkstats));
+		}
 
 		String fileName = this.controlerIO.getOutputFilename(Controler.DefaultFiles.linkscsv);
 		CSVFormat format = CSVFormat.DEFAULT.builder()