diff --git a/metadata/metadata_test.go b/metadata/metadata_test.go
index b5b439c..25eaaa7 100644
--- a/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetWordCount(t *testing.T) {
-	var desiredCount int64 = 30080
+	var desiredCount int64 = 30070
 	actualCount, err := countEPUBWords("../_test_files/alice.epub")
 
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "should have no error")