diff --git a/unit/testWordClock.lua b/unit/testWordClock.lua
index 8f33745..7390bc7 100644
--- a/unit/testWordClock.lua
+++ b/unit/testWordClock.lua
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ expected.three=1
 expected.tenMin=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 3 , 10)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(4,15)
 expected={}
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ expected.four=1
 expected.after=1
 expected.quater=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 4 , 15)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 15)
 
 leds=display_timestat(5,20)
 expected={}
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ expected.five=1
 expected.twenty=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 5 , 20)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 15)
 
 leds=display_timestat(6,25)
 expected={}
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.before=1
 expected.half=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 6 , 25)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 17)
 
 leds=display_timestat(7,30)
 expected={}
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ expected.itis=1
 expected.eight=1
 expected.half=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 7 , 30)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 13)
 
 leds=display_timestat(8,35)
 expected={}
@@ -109,6 +114,7 @@ expected.half=1
 expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.after=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 8 , 35)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 16)
 
 leds=display_timestat(9,40)
 expected={}
@@ -116,6 +122,7 @@ expected.ten=1
 expected.twenty=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 9 , 40)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 14)
 
 leds=display_timestat(10,45)
 expected={}
@@ -123,6 +130,7 @@ expected.eleven=1
 expected.quater=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 10 , 45)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 13)
 
 leds=display_timestat(11,50)
 expected={}
@@ -130,6 +138,7 @@ expected.twelve=1
 expected.tenMin=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 11 , 50)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 12)
 
 leds=display_timestat(12,55)
 expected={}
@@ -137,6 +146,7 @@ expected.one=1
 expected.fiveMin=1
 expected.before=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 12 , 55)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 11)
 
 leds=display_timestat(13,00)
 expected={}
@@ -144,6 +154,7 @@ expected.itis=1
 expected.one=1
 expected.clock=1
 checkWords(leds, expected, 13 , 00)
+checkCharacter(display_countwords_de(leds), 11)
 
 -- test the minutes inbetween
 leds=display_timestat(14,01)
diff --git a/wordclock.lua b/wordclock.lua
index 1ecbc98..00648d2 100755
--- a/wordclock.lua
+++ b/wordclock.lua
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ function display_countwords_de(words)
    if (words.fiveMin == 1) then
     amount = amount + 4
    end
+   if (words.tenMin == 1) then
+    amount = amount + 4
+   end
    if (words.twenty == 1) then
     amount = amount + 7
    end
-   if (words.ten == 1) then
-    amount = amount + 4
-   end
    if (words.threequater == 1) then
     amount = amount + 11
    end