diff --git a/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py b/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py
index a50949a..8b6c49e 100644
--- a/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py
+++ b/python/exercise1/vowel_counter.py
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ def num_vowels(text):
 
 def num_consonants(text):
     vowels = "aeiou"
+    num_consonants = 0
     for letter in text:
         if letter not in vowels:
-            print("consonant", letter)
+            num_consonants += text.lower().count(letter)
+            #print("consonant", letter)
     
 text = str(input("Enter a sentence: "))