diff --git a/git-codereview/branch.go b/git-codereview/branch.go
index b451507..1f08337 100644
--- a/git-codereview/branch.go
+++ b/git-codereview/branch.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 	b.commitsAhead = len(b.pending)
-	b.commitsBehind = len(trim(cmdOutput("git", "log", "--format=format:x", b.FullName()+".."+b.OriginBranch(), "--")))
+	b.commitsBehind = len(lines(cmdOutput("git", "log", "--format=format:x", b.FullName()+".."+b.OriginBranch(), "--")))
 }
 
 // Submitted reports whether some form of b's pending commit
diff --git a/git-codereview/pending_test.go b/git-codereview/pending_test.go
index f43dd36..7f2d354 100644
--- a/git-codereview/pending_test.go
+++ b/git-codereview/pending_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 				file
 				file1
 
-		work REVHASH..REVHASH (5 behind)
+		work REVHASH..REVHASH (3 behind)
 		+ REVHASH
 			msg