diff --git a/_includes/components/webmentions.njk b/_includes/components/webmentions.njk
index 747fdb7..a43f65f 100644
--- a/_includes/components/webmentions.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/webmentions.njk
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@
   {% endfor %}
   {% if filtered_replies.length or bskySyndUrl %}
   <div class="webmention-replies"{% if bskySyndUrl %} x-data="bskyThread('{{ bskySyndUrl }}')"{% endif %}>
+    {% set wmRepliesCount = filtered_replies.length %}
     <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 uppercase tracking-wide mb-4"
-        {% if bskySyndUrl %}x-text="`${{{ filtered_replies.length }} + replies.length} Repl${({{ filtered_replies.length }} + replies.length) !== 1 ? 'ies' : 'y'}`"{% endif %}>
-      {% if not bskySyndUrl %}{{ filtered_replies.length }} Repl{% if filtered_replies.length != 1 %}ies{% else %}y{% endif %}{% endif %}
+        {% if bskySyndUrl %}x-text="({{ wmRepliesCount }} + replies.length) + ' Repl' + (({{ wmRepliesCount }} + replies.length !== 1) ? 'ies' : 'y')"{% endif %}>
+      {% if not bskySyndUrl %}{{ wmRepliesCount }} Repl{% if wmRepliesCount != 1 %}ies{% else %}y{% endif %}{% endif %}
     </h3>
     <ul class="space-y-4">
       {% for reply in filtered_replies %}