- (#62)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d3fbd4e..b0dccb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+
+# 6.0.1
+
+* Fix for MemoryUsageEvent constructor.
+
 # 6.0.0
 
 * Fix typo in public API.
diff --git a/lib/src/usage_tracking/model.dart b/lib/src/usage_tracking/model.dart
index f10a6ee..515246a 100644
--- a/lib/src/usage_tracking/model.dart
+++ b/lib/src/usage_tracking/model.dart
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@
     required this.rss,
     DateTime? timestamp,
   }) : timestamp = timestamp ?? DateTime.now() {
-    if (previousEventTime != null) {
+    if (previousEventTime == null) {
+      period = null;
+    } else {
       period = this.timestamp.difference(previousEventTime);
     }
   }
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index ede2ce0..638c9dd 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: leak_tracker
-version: 6.0.0
+version: 6.0.1
 description: A framework for memory leak tracking for Dart and Flutter applications.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/leak_tracker
 
diff --git a/test/dart/usage_tracking/_snapshot_test.dart b/test/dart/usage_tracking/_snapshot_test.dart
index 9b869a9..b795bef 100644
--- a/test/dart/usage_tracking/_snapshot_test.dart
+++ b/test/dart/usage_tracking/_snapshot_test.dart
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 void main() {
-  test('test', () {
+  test('saveSnapshot invokes snapshotter', () {
     late String actualFileName;
 
     final returnedFileName = saveSnapshot(
diff --git a/test/dart/usage_tracking/model_test.dart b/test/dart/usage_tracking/model_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96bcd9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/dart/usage_tracking/model_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import 'package:leak_tracker/src/usage_tracking/model.dart';
+import 'package:test/test.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('$MemoryUsageEvent initial', () {
+    final event =
+        MemoryUsageEvent(rss: 100, delta: null, previousEventTime: null);
+
+    expect(event.delta, null);
+    expect(event.period, null);
+    expect(event.rss, 100);
+  });
+
+  test('$MemoryUsageEvent delta', () {
+    final event = MemoryUsageEvent(
+      rss: 200,
+      delta: 100,
+      previousEventTime: DateTime(2022),
+      timestamp: DateTime(2023),
+    );
+
+    expect(event.delta, 100);
+    expect(event.period, const Duration(days: 365));
+    expect(event.rss, 200);
+  });
+}