diff --git a/templates/package.hamlet b/templates/package.hamlet
index 2c961ef..9655c12 100644
--- a/templates/package.hamlet
+++ b/templates/package.hamlet
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ $newline never
             <div .social>
                 <span #likes>
                     #{nLikes}
-                \ likes #
+                <span #like-or-likes>
+                    \ #{format (plural "like" "likes") nLikes} #
                 <i .fa :liked:.fa-thumbs-up :not liked:.fa-thumbs-o-up #like title="#{likeTitle}">
                 $if downloads /= 0
                     <span .downloads>
diff --git a/templates/package.julius b/templates/package.julius
index 947fff5..f1552c6 100644
--- a/templates/package.julius
+++ b/templates/package.julius
@@ -57,13 +57,17 @@ $(function(){
 
       if (action == 'like') {
         $this.attr('title','You liked this!');
-        $likes.text(nLikes + 1);
+        nLikes += 1;
         $.post("@{PackageLikeR pn}");
       } else {
         $this.attr('title','You disliked this.');
-        $likes.text(nLikes - 1);
+        nLikes -= 1;
         $.post("@{PackageUnlikeR pn}");
       }
+
+      $likes.text(nLikes);
+      $('#like-or-likes').text(nLikes == 1 ? ' like ' : ' likes ');
+
     } else {
       login();
     }