 	wordcount: (project_id, user_id, file_name, image, callback = (error, pdfPositions) ->) ->
 		logger.log project_id:project_id, user_id:user_id, file_name:file_name, image:image, "running wordcount"
 		file_path = "$COMPILE_DIR/" + file_name
-		command = [ "texcount", '-inc', file_path, "-out=" + file_path + ".wc"]
+		command = [ "texcount", '-nocol', '-inc', file_path, "-out=" + file_path + ".wc"]
 		directory = getCompileDir(project_id, user_id)
 		timeout = 10 * 1000
 		compileName = getCompileName(project_id, user_id)

				results['mathInline'] = parseInt(info, 10)
			if data.indexOf("Number of math displayed") > -1
				results['mathDisplay'] = parseInt(info, 10)
		return results

			elements: 0
			mathInline: 0
			mathDisplay: 0
			errors: 0
			messages: ""
		}
		for line in output.split("\n")
			[data, info] = line.split(":")
