diff --git a/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py b/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
index aa4539a..d14bbef 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/ffdl_plugin.py
@@ -1282,19 +1282,26 @@ class FanFictionDownLoaderPlugin(InterfaceAction):
         if 'Count Pages' in self.gui.iactions and len(prefs['countpagesstats']) and len(all_ids):
             cp_plugin = self.gui.iactions['Count Pages']
             countpagesstats = list(prefs['countpagesstats']) # copy because we're changing it.
+            # print("all_ids:%s"%all_ids)
+            # print("countpagesstats:%s"%countpagesstats)
             
             ## If only some of the books need word counting, they'll
             ## have to be launched separately.
-            if prefs['wordcountmissing']:
+            if prefs['wordcountmissing'] and 'WordCount' in countpagesstats:
+                # print("numWords:%s"%[ y['all_metadata']['numWords'] for y in add_list + update_list ])
                 wc_ids = [ y['calibre_id'] for y in filter(
                         lambda x : '' == x['all_metadata'].get('numWords',''), add_list + update_list ) ]                
                 ## not all need word count
-                if wc_ids and len(all_ids) != len(wc_ids):
-                    cp_plugin.count_statistics(wc_ids,['WordCount'])
+                # print("wc_ids:%s"%wc_ids)
+                ## if lists don't match
+                if len(wc_ids)!=len(all_ids):
+                    if wc_ids: # because often the lists don't match because 0
+                        cp_plugin.count_statistics(wc_ids,['WordCount'])
                     ## don't do WordCount below.
                     while 'WordCount' in countpagesstats: countpagesstats.remove('WordCount')
                     
             ## check that there's stuff to do in case wordcount was it.
+            # print("countpagesstats:%s"%countpagesstats)
             if countpagesstats:
                 cp_plugin.count_statistics(all_ids,countpagesstats)
 
diff --git a/defaults.ini b/defaults.ini
index 25a9279..91c55c5 100644
--- a/defaults.ini
+++ b/defaults.ini
@@ -1275,7 +1275,9 @@ extracategories:Stargate: Atlantis
 ## program can prompt you, or you can save it in config.  In
 ## commandline version, this should go in your personal.ini, not
 ## defaults.ini.
-#username:YourName
+## storiesonline.net has started requiring login by email rather than
+## pen name.
+#username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
 ## Clear FanFiction from defaults, site is original fiction.
diff --git a/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py b/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py
index 6eef92f..cd503b9 100644
--- a/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py
+++ b/fanficdownloader/adapters/base_adapter.py
@@ -500,9 +500,6 @@ class BaseSiteAdapter(Configurable):
         if not fetch:
             fetch=self._fetchUrlRaw
 
-        # re-soup because BS4/html5lib is more forgiving that way.
-        soup = self.make_soup(unicode(soup))
-
         acceptable_attributes = ['href','name','class','id']
         if self.getConfig("keep_style_attr"):
             acceptable_attributes.append('style')
@@ -572,7 +569,10 @@ class BaseSiteAdapter(Configurable):
         Convenience method for getting a bs4 soup.  Older and
         non-updated adapters call the included bs3 library themselves.
         '''
-        return bs4.BeautifulSoup(data,'html5lib')
+        ## soup and re-soup because BS4/html5lib is more forgiving of
+        ## incorrectly nested tags that way.
+        soup = bs4.BeautifulSoup(data,'html5lib')
+        return bs4.BeautifulSoup(unicode(soup),'html5lib')
     
 def cachedfetch(realfetch,cache,url):
     if url in cache:
diff --git a/plugin-defaults.ini b/plugin-defaults.ini
index c7ec829..320a7bb 100644
--- a/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -1269,7 +1269,9 @@ extracategories:Stargate: Atlantis
 ## program can prompt you, or you can save it in config.  In
 ## commandline version, this should go in your personal.ini, not
 ## defaults.ini.
-#username:YourName
+## storiesonline.net has started requiring login by email rather than
+## pen name.
+#username:youremail@yourdomain.dom
 #password:yourpassword
 
 ## Clear FanFiction from defaults, site is original fiction.