diff --git a/nw/core/project.py b/nw/core/project.py
index 0d43229c..c981e4c8 100644
--- a/nw/core/project.py
+++ b/nw/core/project.py
@@ -1121,8 +1121,10 @@ class NWProject():
         with open(sessionFile, mode="a+", encoding="utf8") as outFile:
             if not isFile:
                 # It's a new file, so add a header
-                outFile.write("# Initial: %d\n# %-17s  %-19s  %8s  %8s\n" % (
-                    self.lastWCount, "Start Time", "End Time", "Novel", "Notes"
+                if self.lastWCount > 0:
+                    outFile.write("# Offset %d\n" % self.lastWCount)
+                outFile.write("# %-17s  %-19s  %8s  %8s\n" % (
+                    "Start Time", "End Time", "Novel", "Notes"
                 ))
 
             outFile.write("%-19s  %-19s  %8d  %8d\n" % (
diff --git a/nw/gui/sessionlog.py b/nw/gui/sessionlog.py
index 9c66e923..cab4a92c 100644
--- a/nw/gui/sessionlog.py
+++ b/nw/gui/sessionlog.py
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ class GuiSessionLog(QDialog):
             with open(logFile, mode="r", encoding="utf8") as inFile:
                 for inLine in inFile:
                     if inLine.startswith("#"):
-                        if inLine.startswith("# Initial:"):
-                            self.wordOffset = int(inLine[11:].strip())
+                        if inLine.startswith("# Offset"):
+                            self.wordOffset = int(inLine[9:].strip())
                             logger.verbose(
                                 "Initial word count when log was started is %d" % self.wordOffset
                             )
diff --git a/sample/nwProject.nwx b/sample/nwProject.nwx
index 8f8ee49c..ecdc1d0c 100644
--- a/sample/nwProject.nwx
+++ b/sample/nwProject.nwx
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<novelWriterXML appVersion="0.10.0rc1" hexVersion="0x001000c1" fileVersion="1.1" timeStamp="2020-06-26 18:21:55">
+<novelWriterXML appVersion="0.10.0rc1" hexVersion="0x001000c1" fileVersion="1.1" timeStamp="2020-06-26 18:36:47">
   <project>
     <name>Sample Project</name>
     <title>Sample Project</title>
     <author>Jane Smith</author>
     <author>Jay Doh</author>
-    <saveCount>583</saveCount>
+    <saveCount>587</saveCount>
     <autoCount>102</autoCount>
-    <editTime>24189</editTime>
+    <editTime>24235</editTime>
   </project>
   <settings>
     <doBackup>False</doBackup>