diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/text.rs b/src/meta_plugin/text.rs
index b2af758..aab3cda 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/text.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/text.rs
@@ -222,18 +222,16 @@ impl MetaPlugin for TextMetaPlugin {
                         };
                     }
                     
-                    // If it's text, count words and lines for this chunk and stop buffering
+                    // If it's text, count words and lines for this chunk
                     self.count_text_stats(&data[..bytes_to_take]);
                     
-                    // If we've reached our buffer limit, drop the buffer but don't finalize yet
-                    // We need to wait for finalize() to be called to output word and line counts
+                    // If we've reached our buffer limit, drop the buffer to save memory
+                    // But don't finalize yet - we need to keep counting words and lines
                     if buffer_len >= self.max_buffer_size {
                         log::debug!("TEXT: Reached max buffer size, dropping buffer but not finalizing");
                         self.buffer = None; // Drop the buffer
-                        false  // Don't finalize yet
-                    } else {
-                        false
                     }
+                    false  // Never finalize here for text content
                 } else {
                     // Still building up buffer, count words and lines for this chunk
                     self.count_text_stats(&data[..bytes_to_take]);