diff --git a/src/alfagok/static/game.js b/src/alfagok/static/game.js
index e3f9126..05af3b2 100644
--- a/src/alfagok/static/game.js
+++ b/src/alfagok/static/game.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
                 return;
             }
 
-            this.nrGuesses++;
             if (this.startTime === null) {
                 console.log('Setting startTime to now');
                 this.startTime = new Date();
@@ -70,6 +69,7 @@ document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
                 }
                 return;
             }
+            this.nrGuesses++;
             if (result.hint && result.hint === 'after') {
                 this.guessesBefore.push(this.guessValue);
                 this.guessesBefore.sort();
diff --git a/src/alfagok/templates/index.html b/src/alfagok/templates/index.html
index b09e1bf..c0b0a32 100644
--- a/src/alfagok/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/alfagok/templates/index.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
         <div id="container" x-data="">
 
-            <a href="/" x-cloak class="title">alfagok</a> <span class="puzzleno">puzzel #<span x-text="$store.alfagok.gameID"></span> • <span id="nextgame"></span></span>
+            <a href="/" x-cloak class="title">alfagok</a> <span class="puzzleno">puzzel #<span x-text="$store.alfagok.gameID"></span> • <span id="nextgame"></span> • <span x-text="$store.alfagok.nrGuesses"></span> gokken</span>
 
             <div x-cloak class="instructions" x-show="$store.alfagok.guessesBefore.length === 0 && $store.alfagok.guessesAfter.length === 0">
                 <p>Raad het woord van de dag. Elke gok geeft een hint over waar het woord zich in het alfabet bevindt.</p>