diff --git a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/AndroidTransactionProfiler.java b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/AndroidTransactionProfiler.java
index 961c03ae63..62589e3840 100644
--- a/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/AndroidTransactionProfiler.java
+++ b/sentry-android-core/src/main/java/io/sentry/android/core/AndroidTransactionProfiler.java
@@ -212,13 +212,6 @@ public synchronized void onTransactionStart(@NotNull ITransaction transaction) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    // We notify the data referring to this transaction that it finished
-    ProfilingTransactionData transactionData =
-        transactionMap.get(transaction.getEventId().toString());
-    if (transactionData != null) {
-      transactionData.notifyFinish(SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos(), transactionStartNanos);
-    }
-
     if (transactionsCounter > 0) {
       transactionsCounter--;
     }
@@ -233,6 +226,12 @@ public synchronized void onTransactionStart(@NotNull ITransaction transaction) {
             transactionsCounter);
 
     if (transactionsCounter != 0 && !isTimeout) {
+      // We notify the data referring to this transaction that it finished
+      ProfilingTransactionData transactionData =
+          transactionMap.get(transaction.getEventId().toString());
+      if (transactionData != null) {
+        transactionData.notifyFinish(SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos(), transactionStartNanos);
+      }
       return null;
     }
 
diff --git a/sentry-android-integration-tests/sentry-uitest-android/src/androidTest/java/io/sentry/uitest/android/EnvelopeTests.kt b/sentry-android-integration-tests/sentry-uitest-android/src/androidTest/java/io/sentry/uitest/android/EnvelopeTests.kt
index f67bc5fc0f..5d059c2053 100644
--- a/sentry-android-integration-tests/sentry-uitest-android/src/androidTest/java/io/sentry/uitest/android/EnvelopeTests.kt
+++ b/sentry-android-integration-tests/sentry-uitest-android/src/androidTest/java/io/sentry/uitest/android/EnvelopeTests.kt
@@ -109,19 +109,21 @@ class EnvelopeTests : BaseUiTest() {
                 assertEquals(transaction3.eventId.toString(), transactionItem.eventId.toString())
                 assertEquals(profilingTraceData.transactionId, transactionItem.eventId.toString())
                 assertTrue(profilingTraceData.transactionName == "e2etests")
+
                 // Transaction timestamps should be all different from each other
                 val transactions = profilingTraceData.transactions
                 assertContains(transactions.map { t -> t.id }, transactionItem.eventId.toString())
                 val startTimes = transactions.map { t -> t.relativeStartNs }
-                val endTimes = transactions.map { t -> t.relativeEndNs }
-                assertEquals(0, startTimes[0])
+                val endTimes = transactions.mapNotNull { t -> t.relativeEndNs }
                 assertNotEquals(startTimes[0], startTimes[1])
                 assertNotEquals(startTimes[0], startTimes[2])
                 assertNotEquals(startTimes[1], startTimes[2])
-                assertNotEquals(0, endTimes[0])
                 assertNotEquals(endTimes[0], endTimes[1])
                 assertNotEquals(endTimes[0], endTimes[2])
                 assertNotEquals(endTimes[1], endTimes[2])
+
+                // The first and last transactions should be aligned to the start/stop of profile
+                assertEquals(endTimes.maxOrNull()!! - startTimes.minOrNull()!!, profilingTraceData.durationNs.toLong())
             }
             assertNoOtherEnvelopes()
             assertNoOtherRequests()