diff --git a/app/assets/config/manifest.js b/app/assets/config/manifest.js
index 2261605..f18c69e 100644
--- a/app/assets/config/manifest.js
+++ b/app/assets/config/manifest.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 //= link_tree ../images
 //= link_directory ../stylesheets .css
-//= link_tree ../../javascript .js
-//= link_tree ../../../vendor/javascript .js
 
 //= link application.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/jobs/recount_words_job.rb b/app/jobs/recount_words_job.rb
index 5c8af59..1c02192 100644
--- a/app/jobs/recount_words_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/recount_words_job.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class RecountWordsJob < ApplicationJob
     Story.find_each do |story|
       word_count = 0
       story.chapters.each do |chapter|
+        next unless chapter.body
         count = chapter.body.split(' ').size
         chapter.update_columns(
           num_words: count