diff --git a/eBook/exercises/chapter_12/word_letter_count.go b/eBook/exercises/chapter_12/word_letter_count.go
index 405200b..00dc30c 100755
--- a/eBook/exercises/chapter_12/word_letter_count.go
+++ b/eBook/exercises/chapter_12/word_letter_count.go
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ func main() {
 func Counters(input string) {
 	nrchars += len(input) - 2 // -2 for \r\n
 	// count number of spaces, nr of words is +1
-	nrwords += strings.Count(input, " ") + 1
+	nrwords += len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(input, " \n")," "))
 	nrlines++
 }