diff --git a/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.install b/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.install
index a8d80a3..eb0511d 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.install
+++ b/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.install
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ function recently_read_schema() {
         'unsigned' => TRUE,
         'not null' => TRUE,
         'default' => 0
+      ),
+      'views' => array(
+        'description' => 'The number of times that the node has been read.',
+        'type' => 'int',
+        'unsigned' => TRUE,
+        'not null' => TRUE,
+        'default' => 1
       )
     ),
     'primary key' => array('nid', 'uid')
diff --git a/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.module b/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.module
index 71f1930..18d61f1 100644
--- a/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.module
+++ b/sites/all/modules/recently_read/recently_read.module
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function recently_read_exit() {
   drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_PATH);
 
   // track history for authenticated user
-  if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1)) && arg(2) == '') {
+  if ((arg(0) == 'node') && is_numeric(arg(1))) { // && arg(2) == '') {
     $nid = arg(1);
 
     // get node type
@@ -124,16 +124,18 @@ function recently_read_exit() {
       $record->uid = $user->uid;
       $record->timestamp = time();
 
-      $count = db_result(db_query(
-        'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {recently_read_nodes} WHERE nid = %d AND uid = %d AND type = "%s"',
+      $views = db_result(db_query(
+        'SELECT views FROM {recently_read_nodes} WHERE nid = %d AND uid = %d AND type = "%s"',
         $nid, $user->uid, $type
       ));
       // a node has been viewed before, make an update
-      if ($count > 0) {
+      if (db_affected_rows()) {
+      	$record->views = $views + 1;
         drupal_write_record('recently_read_nodes', $record, array('nid', 'uid'));
       }
       // a node has not been viewed before, add new row
       else {
+      	$record->views = 1;
         drupal_write_record('recently_read_nodes', $record);
       }
     }