diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
index 312c88bb..b198a71a 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_doceditor.py
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ def testGuiEditor_WordCounters(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText, m
     assert docEditor.docFooter.wordsText.text() == "Words: 0 (+0)"
 
     # Open a document and populate it
-    SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc]._initCount = 0  # type: ignore
+    SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc]._wordInit = 0  # type: ignore
     SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc]._wordCount = 0  # type: ignore
     assert nwGUI.openDocument(C.hSceneDoc) is True
 
@@ -1981,7 +1981,6 @@ def testGuiEditor_WordCounters(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText, m
     assert threadPool.objectID() == id(docEditor._wCounterDoc)
 
     docEditor._wCounterDoc.run()
-    # docEditor._updateDocCounts(cC, wC, pC)
     assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc]._charCount == cC  # type: ignore
     assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc]._wordCount == wC  # type: ignore
     assert SHARED.project.tree[C.hSceneDoc]._paraCount == pC  # type: ignore
@@ -1993,7 +1992,7 @@ def testGuiEditor_WordCounters(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, ipsumText, m
     assert threadPool.objectID() == id(docEditor._wCounterSel)
 
     docEditor._wCounterSel.run()
-    assert docEditor.docFooter.wordsText.text() == f"Words: {wC} selected"
+    assert docEditor.docFooter.wordsText.text() == f"Selected: {wC}"
 
     # qtbot.stop()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py
index 7090f6f7..a4d5d91f 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui/test_gui_statusbar.py
@@ -109,4 +109,18 @@ def testGuiStatusBar_Main(qtbot, monkeypatch, nwGUI, projPath, mockRnd):
         nwGUI._timeTick()
         assert status.statsText.text() == "Words: 11 (+11)"
 
+    # Switch to character count
+    CONFIG.useCharCount = True
+    status.initSettings()
+    with monkeypatch.context() as mp:
+        mp.setattr("novelwriter.guimain.time", lambda *a: 50.0)
+        CONFIG.incNotesWCount = True
+        nwGUI._lastTotalCount = 0
+        nwGUI._timeTick()
+        assert status.statsText.text() == "Characters: 46 (+46)"
+        CONFIG.incNotesWCount = False
+        nwGUI._lastTotalCount = 0
+        nwGUI._timeTick()
+        assert status.statsText.text() == "Characters: 40 (+40)"
+
     # qtbot.stop()