diff --git a/src/lib/components/FormFlow/Counter.svelte b/src/lib/components/FormFlow/Counter.svelte
index 2f051bc..70a1f2d 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/FormFlow/Counter.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/FormFlow/Counter.svelte
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
     import { activeResponses } from "$lib/store";
 	import { getContext, onMount } from "svelte";
 
+    onMount( () => {
+        if ($activeResponses[id].data[component.id] === undefined) {
+            $activeResponses[id].data[component.id] = 
+                component.initialValue ?? 0;
+        }
+    });
+
     // Set default values if fields are left as undefined
     export let component: Counter;
     const min = component.min ?? 0;
@@ -15,35 +22,19 @@
     export const id: number = getContext("id")
 
     $: count = Number($activeResponses[id].data[component.id])
-
-    onMount( () => {
-        if (Number($activeResponses[id].data[component.id]) === undefined) {
-            $activeResponses[id].data[component.id] = 0;
-        }}
-    )
     
     // Count is considered to be valid if error
     // is undefined!
     export let error: string | undefined = undefined;
 
-    /**
-     * Ensure that the input is an actual number,
-     * not less than min, and not greater than max.
-     */
-    const validateInput = () => {
-        if (!Number.isInteger(count)) {
-            // If the inputted value is NOT a number, this will set the counter
-            // to its initial value
-            if (count == undefined || count == null || count.toString().trim().length == 0) {
-                error = undefined;
-                count = initialValue;
-            } else {
-                error = "Number must be an integer!";
-            }
-        } else if (parseInt(count.toString()) < min) {
-            error = `Number must be greater than ${min}!`;
-        } else if (parseInt(count.toString()) > max) {
-            error = `Number must be less than ${max}!`;
+    $: {
+        const num = $activeResponses[id].data[component.id]
+        if (!Number.isInteger(num)) {
+            error = "Number can't be empty";
+        } else if (min > parseInt(num.toString())) {
+            error = `Number must be at least ${component.min}`;
+        } else if (max < parseInt(num.toString())) {
+            error = `Number can't be higher then ${component.max}`;
         } else {
             error = undefined;
         }
@@ -72,7 +63,6 @@
                 min={min}
                 max={max}
                 bind:value={$activeResponses[id].data[component.id]}
-                on:blur={validateInput}
                 class="bg-primary rounded-xl px-4 py-2 text-white remove-arrow focus:drop-shadow-btn-hover min-w-9"
             />