diff --git a/_includes/reading-time.html b/_includes/reading-time.html
index dd1960e..a867b66 100644
--- a/_includes/reading-time.html
+++ b/_includes/reading-time.html
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 {{- content | number_of_words | minus: 180 -}}
 {%- endcapture -%}
 
+{%- if words contains '-' -%}
+{{- '1 min read' | strip | normalize_whitespace | xml_escape -}}
+{%- endif -%}
+
 {%- unless words contains '-' -%}
-{{- words | plus: 150 | divided_by: 150 | append: ' min read' | xml_escape -}}
+{{- words | plus: 150 | divided_by: 150 | append: ' min read' | strip | normalize_whitespace | xml_escape -}}
 {%- endunless -%}
\ No newline at end of file