diff --git a/src/countdown.js b/src/countdown.js
index be48365..f44ff17 100644
--- a/src/countdown.js
+++ b/src/countdown.js
@@ -122,10 +122,11 @@
         plural = format[1];
       }
     }
-    if(Math.abs(count) === 1) {
-      return singular;
-    } else {
+    // Fix #187
+    if(Math.abs(count) > 1) {
       return plural;
+    } else {
+      return singular;
     }
   }
   // The Final Countdown
diff --git a/test/unit/strftime_test.js b/test/unit/strftime_test.js
index 26b93db..cecc5f3 100644
--- a/test/unit/strftime_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/strftime_test.js
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ test('return the singular when given pair of arguments', function() {
   $clock.tick(500);
 });
 
+test('return the singular for zero (issue #187)', function() {
+  $dom.countdown(new Date().valueOf() + 1000)
+  .on('update.countdown', function(event) {
+    ok(event.offset.seconds === 1);
+    ok(event.strftime('%m %!m:min,minutes;') === '00 min');
+  });
+  $clock.tick(500);
+});
+
 test('return the correct plural even with odd looking (issue #70)', function() {
   $dom.countdown(new Date().valueOf() + 2 * 60 * 1000)
   .on('update.countdown', function(event) {