diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 1eb98a9..9c0f3df 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ function displayTime()
      time = getTime(sec, timezoneoffset)
      words = display_timestat(time.hour, time.minute)
 
-     local charactersOfTime = display_countwords_de(words)
+     local charactersOfTime = display_countcharacters_de(words)
      ledBuf = generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4, 
 			    charactersOfTime)
      
diff --git a/wordclock.lua b/wordclock.lua
index f99d815..a7e5be2 100755
--- a/wordclock.lua
+++ b/wordclock.lua
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ function display_timestat(hours, minutes, longmode)
  return ret
 end
 
--- @fn display_countwords
+-- @fn display_countcharacters_de
 -- Count the amount of characters, used to describe the current time in words
 -- @param words the same structure, as generated with the function @see display_timestat
 -- @return the amount of words, used to describe the time or <code>0</code> on errors
-function display_countwords_de(words)
+function display_countcharacters_de(words)
    local amount=0
    if (words.itis == 1) then
     amount = amount + 5