diff --git a/.werks/17520.md b/.werks/17520.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c312d9329fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.werks/17520.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[//]: # (werk v2)
+# f5_bigip_conns: Fix computation of created connections
+
+key        | value
+---------- | ---
+date       | 2025-01-17T13:59:00+00:00
+version    | 2.4.0b1
+class      | fix
+edition    | cre
+component  | checks
+level      | 1
+compatible | yes
+
+
diff --git a/cmk/base/legacy_checks/f5_bigip_conns.py b/cmk/base/legacy_checks/f5_bigip_conns.py
index d04e1ad51c4..5cde17c889f 100644
--- a/cmk/base/legacy_checks/f5_bigip_conns.py
+++ b/cmk/base/legacy_checks/f5_bigip_conns.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def check_f5_bigip_conns(item, params, info):  # pylint: disable=too-many-branch
         else:
             compat_conn_rate = 0
 
-            total_native_compat_rate += native_conn_rate + compat_conn_rate
+        total_native_compat_rate += native_conn_rate + compat_conn_rate
 
         if line[4] != "":
             stat_http_req_rate = get_rate(