diff --git a/src/ScriptBuilder/CSharpCounterWriter.cs b/src/ScriptBuilder/CSharpCounterWriter.cs
index 39b0466..bc84923 100644
--- a/src/ScriptBuilder/CSharpCounterWriter.cs
+++ b/src/ScriptBuilder/CSharpCounterWriter.cs
@@ -41,26 +41,39 @@ public static void WriteCode(string scriptPath, IEnumerable<TimerDefinition> tim
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 [CompilerGenerated]
-public static class CounterCreator 
+public static class CounterCreator
 {{
-    public static void Create() 
+    public static void Create()
     {{
         var counterCreationCollection = new CounterCreationDataCollection(Counters);
         try
         {{
             var categoryName = ""NServiceBus"";
+
             if (PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName))
             {{
-                PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+                foreach (CounterCreationData counter in counterCreationCollection)
+                {{
+                    if (!PerformanceCounterCategory.CounterExists(counter.CounterName, categoryName))
+                    {{
+                        PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+                        break;
+                    }}
+                }}
+            }}
+
+            if (PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName) == false)
+            {{
+                PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(
+                    categoryName: categoryName,
+                    categoryHelp: ""NServiceBus statistics"",
+                    categoryType: PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance,
+                    counterData: counterCreationCollection);
             }}
 
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(
-                categoryName: categoryName,
-                categoryHelp: ""NServiceBus statistics"",
-                categoryType: PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance,
-                counterData: counterCreationCollection);
             PerformanceCounter.CloseSharedResources();
-        }} catch(Exception ex) when(ex is SecurityException || ex is UnauthorizedAccessException)
+        }}
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is SecurityException || ex is UnauthorizedAccessException)
         {{
             throw new Exception(""Execution requires elevated permissions"", ex);
         }}
diff --git a/src/ScriptBuilder/PowerShellCounterWriter.cs b/src/ScriptBuilder/PowerShellCounterWriter.cs
index c67a8ef..7821f1a 100644
--- a/src/ScriptBuilder/PowerShellCounterWriter.cs
+++ b/src/ScriptBuilder/PowerShellCounterWriter.cs
@@ -35,22 +35,37 @@ public static void WriteScript(string scriptPath, IEnumerable<TimerDefinition> t
             }
         }
 
-        const string Template = @"
-#requires -RunAsAdministrator
+        const string Template = @"#requires -RunAsAdministrator
 Function InstallNSBPerfCounters {{
-
+    
     $category = @{{Name=""NServiceBus""; Description=""NServiceBus statistics""}}
     $counters = New-Object System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationDataCollection
     $counters.AddRange(@(
 {0}
     ))
+
     if ([System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Exists($category.Name)) {{
-        [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Delete($category.Name)
+       foreach($counter in $counters){{
+            $exists = [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::CounterExists($counter.CounterName, $category.Name)
+            if (!$exists){{
+                Write-Host ""One or more counters are missing.The performance counter category will be recreated""
+                [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Delete($category.Name)
+
+                break
+            }}
+        }}
     }}
-    [void] [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Create($category.Name, $category.Description, [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategoryType]::MultiInstance, $counters)
+
+    if (![System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Exists($category.Name)) {{
+        Write-Host ""Creating the performance counter category""
+        [void] [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Create($category.Name, $category.Description, [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategoryType]::MultiInstance, $counters)
+    }}
+    else {{
+        Write-Host ""No performance counters have to be created""
+    }}
+
     [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter]::CloseSharedResources()
 }}
-InstallNSBPerfCounters
-";
+InstallNSBPerfCounters";
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/CSharpCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.cs b/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/CSharpCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.cs
index e7032c7..63382af 100644
--- a/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/CSharpCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.cs
+++ b/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/CSharpCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.cs
@@ -4,26 +4,39 @@
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 [CompilerGenerated]
-public static class CounterCreator 
+public static class CounterCreator
 {
-    public static void Create() 
+    public static void Create()
     {
         var counterCreationCollection = new CounterCreationDataCollection(Counters);
         try
         {
             var categoryName = "NServiceBus";
+
             if (PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName))
             {
-                PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+                foreach (CounterCreationData counter in counterCreationCollection)
+                {
+                    if (!PerformanceCounterCategory.CounterExists(counter.CounterName, categoryName))
+                    {
+                        PerformanceCounterCategory.Delete(categoryName);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (PerformanceCounterCategory.Exists(categoryName) == false)
+            {
+                PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(
+                    categoryName: categoryName,
+                    categoryHelp: "NServiceBus statistics",
+                    categoryType: PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance,
+                    counterData: counterCreationCollection);
             }
 
-            PerformanceCounterCategory.Create(
-                categoryName: categoryName,
-                categoryHelp: "NServiceBus statistics",
-                categoryType: PerformanceCounterCategoryType.MultiInstance,
-                counterData: counterCreationCollection);
             PerformanceCounter.CloseSharedResources();
-        } catch(Exception ex) when(ex is SecurityException || ex is UnauthorizedAccessException)
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex) when (ex is SecurityException || ex is UnauthorizedAccessException)
         {
             throw new Exception("Execution requires elevated permissions", ex);
         }
diff --git a/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.ps1 b/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.ps1
index 5f8f754..8040fa7 100644
--- a/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.ps1
+++ b/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.Generates.approved.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-
 #requires -RunAsAdministrator
 Function InstallNSBPerfCounters {
-
+    
     $category = @{Name="NServiceBus"; Description="NServiceBus statistics"}
     $counters = New-Object System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationDataCollection
     $counters.AddRange(@(
@@ -13,10 +12,27 @@ Function InstallNSBPerfCounters {
         New-Object System.Diagnostics.CounterCreationData "# of msgs successfully processed / sec", "The current number of messages processed successfully by the transport per second.",  RateOfCountsPerSecond32
 
     ))
+
     if ([System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Exists($category.Name)) {
-        [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Delete($category.Name)
+       foreach($counter in $counters){
+            $exists = [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::CounterExists($counter.CounterName, $category.Name)
+            if (!$exists){
+                Write-Host "One or more counters are missing.The performance counter category will be recreated"
+                [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Delete($category.Name)
+
+                break
+            }
+        }
     }
-    [void] [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Create($category.Name, $category.Description, [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategoryType]::MultiInstance, $counters)
+
+    if (![System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Exists($category.Name)) {
+        Write-Host "Creating the performance counter category"
+        [void] [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategory]::Create($category.Name, $category.Description, [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounterCategoryType]::MultiInstance, $counters)
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Host "No performance counters have to be created"
+    }
+
     [System.Diagnostics.PerformanceCounter]::CloseSharedResources()
 }
-InstallNSBPerfCounters
+InstallNSBPerfCounters
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.cs b/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.cs
index 811fe5c..c4832f1 100644
--- a/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.cs
+++ b/src/ScriptBuilderTask.Tests/PowershellCodeGenerationTests.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     using System.Linq;
     using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
     using ApprovalTests;
+    using ApprovalTests.Reporters;
     using NServiceBus.Metrics.PerformanceCounters;
     using NUnit.Framework;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ public void Generates()
         {
             task.Execute();
 
+            GenericDiffReporter.RegisterTextFileTypes(".ps1");
+
             var powershell = Directory.EnumerateFiles(tempPath, "*.ps1", SearchOption.AllDirectories).Single();
             Approvals.VerifyFile(powershell);
         }