diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index 81c8663e..0e79a89e 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -900,6 +900,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
                 tItem.setWordCount(wC)
                 tItem.setParaCount(pC)
                 self.treeView.propagateCount(tItem.itemHandle, wC)
+                self.treeView.setTreeItemValues(tItem.itemHandle)
                 self.treeView.projectWordCount()
 
         tEnd = time()