diff --git a/site/root/js/pet-me.js b/site/root/js/pet-me.js
index deebc49..57fc4e6 100644
--- a/site/root/js/pet-me.js
+++ b/site/root/js/pet-me.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   petButton.addEventListener("click", async () => {
     petButton.disabled = true;
     petButton.outerHTML = "| thanks! <3";
+    count.innerText = Number.parseInt(count.innerText) + 1;
     const r = await (await fetch(url, { method: "post" })).json();
     if (r.count) {
       count.innerText = r.count;