diff --git a/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py b/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py
index a7283d3..ac7aa71 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/editors/fullScreenEditor.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class fullScreenEditor(QWidget):
             self.lblWC.setText(self.tr("{} words").format(wc))
 
         self.locker.setWordCount(wc)
-        if not self.locker.isLocked():
+        if goal and not self.locker.isLocked():
             if goal - wc > 0:
                 self.locker.spnWordTarget.setValue(goal - wc)
 
diff --git a/sample-projects/book-of-acts.msk b/sample-projects/book-of-acts.msk
index 5eaa263..2c88705 100644
Binary files a/sample-projects/book-of-acts.msk and b/sample-projects/book-of-acts.msk differ