diff --git a/public/js/script.js b/public/js/script.js
index 1ed4b77e4..fe9efab5c 100644
--- a/public/js/script.js
+++ b/public/js/script.js
@@ -1812,9 +1812,9 @@ function liveWpmAndRaw() {
       //the word is correct
       //+1 for space
       correctWordChars += wordsList[i].length;
-    }
-    if (i < inputHistory.length - 1) {
-      spaces++;
+      if (i < inputHistory.length - 1) {
+        spaces++;
+      }
     }
     chars += inputHistory[i].length;
   }