diff --git a/web-optimle/www/src/Game.tsx b/web-optimle/www/src/Game.tsx
index 9b82637..e96609e 100644
--- a/web-optimle/www/src/Game.tsx
+++ b/web-optimle/www/src/Game.tsx
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ export function Game(props: GameProps) {
         setGuesses([...puzzle.history]);
         setCurrentGuess("");
         setGameState(GameState.Playing);
-        setTodayStats((oldStats) => ({
-            ...oldStats,
-            tries: oldStats.tries + 1,
-        }));
     }, []);
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -181,6 +177,10 @@ export function Game(props: GameProps) {
             } else if (guesses.length + 1 === puzzle.history.length + MAX_GUESSES) {
                 setHint(<p>Not quite! The answer could've been <strong>{game.possible_word().toUpperCase()}</strong>. (Enter to try again)</p>);
                 setGameState(GameState.Lost);
+                setTodayStats((oldStats) => ({
+                    ...oldStats,
+                    tries: oldStats.tries + 1,
+                }));
             } else {
                 speak(describeClue(clue(result)));
             }