diff --git a/nw/core/index.py b/nw/core/index.py
index 84c02a1f..b32fd0c4 100644
--- a/nw/core/index.py
+++ b/nw/core/index.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ class NWIndex():
 
         # Count words for remaining text after last heading
         if nTitle > 0:
-            lastText = "\n".join(theLines[nTitle-1:nLine-1])
+            lastText = "\n".join(theLines[nTitle-1:])
             self._indexWordCounts(tHandle, isNovel, lastText, nTitle)
 
         # Update timestamps for index changes
diff --git a/tests/test_gui.py b/tests/test_gui.py
index fd1f426d..53bce03a 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui.py
@@ -1074,9 +1074,9 @@ def testOutline(qtbot, nwLipsum, nwTemp):
     assert nwGUI.projMeta.fileValue.text() == "Lorem Ipsum"
     assert nwGUI.projMeta.itemValue.text() == "Finished"
 
-    assert nwGUI.projMeta.cCValue.text() == "122"
-    assert nwGUI.projMeta.wCValue.text() == "18"
-    assert nwGUI.projMeta.pCValue.text() == "2"
+    assert nwGUI.projMeta.cCValue.text() == "230"
+    assert nwGUI.projMeta.wCValue.text() == "40"
+    assert nwGUI.projMeta.pCValue.text() == "3"
 
     # Scene One
     actItem = nwGUI.projView.topLevelItem(1)