diff --git a/ex5.3/main.cpp b/ex5.3/main.cpp
index 1d8ea50..d0de438 100644
--- a/ex5.3/main.cpp
+++ b/ex5.3/main.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,13 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
 
 		std::istringstream line(buf);
 		while( line ) {
+			linebuf[0] = '\0';
 			line >> linebuf;
-			wordcount++ ;
+
+			if ( linebuf[0] != '\0' ) {
+				wordcount++ ;
+			}
+
 
 			if ( line.eof() )
 			{
@@ -48,5 +53,5 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] ) {
 
 	}
 
-	std::cout << " " << linecount-1 << " " << wordcount-1 << " " << charcount-1 << " " << argv[1] << std::endl;
+	std::cout << " " << linecount-1 << " " << wordcount << " " << charcount-1 << " " << argv[1] << std::endl;
 }