diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/store/WorkflowStore.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/store/WorkflowStore.java
index e668c85..a6b38c5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/store/WorkflowStore.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/oozie/store/WorkflowStore.java
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
      */
     public int getWorkflowCountWithStatusInLastNSeconds(final String status, final int secs) throws StoreException {
         ParamChecker.notEmpty(status, "status");
-        ParamChecker.notEmpty(status, "secs");
+        ParamChecker.checkGTZero(secs, "secs");
         Integer cnt = doOperation("getWorkflowCountWithStatusInLastNSecs", new Callable<Integer>() {
             public Integer call() throws SQLException {
                 Query q = entityManager.createNamedQuery("GET_WORKFLOWS_COUNT_WITH_STATUS_IN_LAST_N_SECS");
diff --git a/release-log.txt b/release-log.txt
index 4a8c186..c890d52 100644
--- a/release-log.txt
+++ b/release-log.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 -- Oozie 5.2.0 release (trunk - unreleased)
 
+OOZIE-3477 Fix parameter checking in WorkflowStore.getWorkflowCountWithStatusInLastNSeconds (zuston via asalamon74)
 OOZIE-3470 PurgeXCommand coordActionDel variable assignment should be standardized (zuston via asalamon74)
 OOZIE-3463 Migrate from com.google.common.base.Charsets to java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets (nobigo via kmarton)
 OOZIE-3467 Migrate from com.google.common.base.Stopwatch (asalamon74 via kmarton)