diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
index 74de37c171de..7cd5811d15e9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -1182,11 +1182,9 @@ $("#wordsInput").on("keydown", (event) => {
   }
 
   const now = performance.now();
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    const eventCode =
-      event.code === "" || event.key === "Unidentified" ? "NoCode" : event.code;
-    TestInput.recordKeydownTime(now, eventCode);
-  }, 0);
+  const eventCode =
+    event.code === "" || event.key === "Unidentified" ? "NoCode" : event.code;
+  TestInput.recordKeydownTime(now, eventCode);
 });
 
 $("#wordsInput").on("keyup", (event) => {
@@ -1213,11 +1211,9 @@ $("#wordsInput").on("keyup", (event) => {
   }
 
   const now = performance.now();
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    const eventCode =
-      event.code === "" || event.key === "Unidentified" ? "NoCode" : event.code;
-    TestInput.recordKeyupTime(now, eventCode);
-  }, 0);
+  const eventCode =
+    event.code === "" || event.key === "Unidentified" ? "NoCode" : event.code;
+  TestInput.recordKeyupTime(now, eventCode);
 });
 
 $("#wordsInput").on("keyup", (event) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts
index 7f11d9784e5a..c45ac2f8b42a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-input.ts
@@ -262,16 +262,37 @@ export function forceKeyup(now: number): void {
   //using mean here because for words mode, the last keypress ends the test.
   //if we then force keyup on that last keypress, it will record a duration of 0
   //skewing the average and standard deviation
-  const avg = roundTo2(mean(keypressTimings.duration.array));
-  const keysOrder = Object.entries(keyDownData);
-  keysOrder.sort((a, b) => a[1].timestamp - b[1].timestamp);
-  for (const keyOrder of keysOrder) {
-    recordKeyupTime(now, keyOrder[0]);
+
+  const indexesToRemove = new Set(
+    Object.values(keyDownData).map((data) => data.index)
+  );
+
+  const keypressDurations = keypressTimings.duration.array.filter(
+    (_, index) => !indexesToRemove.has(index)
+  );
+  if (keypressDurations.length === 0) {
+    // this means the test ended while all keys were still held - probably safe to ignore
+    // since this will result in a "too short" test anyway
+    return;
   }
-  const last = lastElementFromArray(keysOrder)?.[0] as string;
-  const index = keyDownData[last]?.index;
-  if (last !== undefined && index !== undefined) {
+
+  const avg = roundTo2(mean(keypressDurations));
+
+  const orderedKeys = Object.entries(keyDownData).sort(
+    (a, b) => a[1].timestamp - b[1].timestamp
+  );
+
+  for (const [key, { index }] of orderedKeys) {
     keypressTimings.duration.array[index] = avg;
+
+    if (key === "NoCode") {
+      noCodeIndex--;
+    }
+
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-dynamic-delete
+    delete keyDownData[key];
+
+    updateOverlap(now);
   }
 }
 
@@ -350,6 +371,21 @@ function updateOverlap(now: number): void {
 }
 
 export function resetKeypressTimings(): void {
+  //because keydown triggers before input, we need to grab the first keypress data here and carry it over
+
+  //take the key with the largest index
+  const lastKey = Object.keys(keyDownData).reduce((a, b) => {
+    const aIndex = keyDownData[a]?.index;
+    const bIndex = keyDownData[b]?.index;
+    if (aIndex === undefined) return b;
+    if (bIndex === undefined) return a;
+    return aIndex > bIndex ? a : b;
+  });
+
+  //get the data
+  const lastKeyData = keyDownData[lastKey];
+
+  //reset
   keypressTimings = {
     spacing: {
       first: -1,
@@ -366,6 +402,26 @@ export function resetKeypressTimings(): void {
   };
   keyDownData = {};
   noCodeIndex = 0;
+
+  //carry over
+  if (lastKeyData !== undefined) {
+    keypressTimings = {
+      spacing: {
+        first: lastKeyData.timestamp,
+        last: lastKeyData.timestamp,
+        array: [],
+      },
+      duration: {
+        array: [0],
+      },
+    };
+    keyDownData[lastKey] = {
+      timestamp: lastKeyData.timestamp,
+      // make sure to set it to the first index
+      index: 0,
+    };
+  }
+
   console.debug("Keypress timings reset");
 }
 
@@ -413,14 +469,4 @@ export function restart(): void {
     correct: 0,
     incorrect: 0,
   };
-  keypressTimings = {
-    spacing: {
-      first: -1,
-      last: -1,
-      array: [],
-    },
-    duration: {
-      array: [],
-    },
-  };
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
index 0a4780b2bb21..d92e2af0d3cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
@@ -967,7 +967,7 @@ export async function finish(difficultyFailed = false): Promise<void> {
   }
 
   // stats
-  const stats = TestStats.calculateStats();
+  const stats = TestStats.calculateFinalStats();
   if (stats.time % 1 !== 0 && Config.mode !== "time") {
     TestStats.setLastSecondNotRound();
   }
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-stats.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-stats.ts
index e00f151b8b22..5246d2ebf609 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-stats.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-stats.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import * as TestState from "./test-state";
 import * as Numbers from "@monkeytype/util/numbers";
 import { CompletedEvent, IncompleteTest } from "@monkeytype/schemas/results";
 import { isFunboxActiveWithProperty } from "./funbox/list";
+import * as CustomText from "./custom-text";
 
 type CharCount = {
   spaces: number;
@@ -144,14 +145,17 @@ export function calculateTestSeconds(now?: number): number {
   }
 }
 
-export function calculateWpmAndRaw(withDecimalPoints?: true): {
+export function calculateWpmAndRaw(
+  withDecimalPoints?: true,
+  final = false
+): {
   wpm: number;
   raw: number;
 } {
   const testSeconds = calculateTestSeconds(
     TestState.isActive ? performance.now() : end
   );
-  const chars = countChars();
+  const chars = countChars(final);
   const wpm = Numbers.roundTo2(
     ((chars.correctWordChars + chars.correctSpaces) * (60 / testSeconds)) / 5
   );
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ function getTargetWords(): string[] {
   return targetWords;
 }
 
-function countChars(): CharCount {
+function countChars(final = false): CharCount {
   let correctWordChars = 0;
   let correctChars = 0;
   let incorrectChars = 0;
@@ -343,7 +347,13 @@ function countChars(): CharCount {
       }
       correctChars += toAdd.correct;
       incorrectChars += toAdd.incorrect;
-      if (i === inputWords.length - 1) {
+
+      const isTimedTest =
+        Config.mode === "time" ||
+        (Config.mode === "custom" && CustomText.getLimit().mode === "time");
+      const shouldCountPartialLastWord = !final || (final && isTimedTest);
+
+      if (i === inputWords.length - 1 && shouldCountPartialLastWord) {
         //last word - check if it was all correct - add to correct word chars
         if (toAdd.incorrect === 0) correctWordChars += toAdd.correct;
       } else {
@@ -370,7 +380,7 @@ function countChars(): CharCount {
   };
 }
 
-export function calculateStats(): Stats {
+export function calculateFinalStats(): Stats {
   console.debug("Calculating result stats");
   let testSeconds = calculateTestSeconds();
   console.debug(
@@ -398,8 +408,10 @@ export function calculateStats(): Stats {
       testSeconds
     );
   }
-  const chars = countChars();
-  const { wpm, raw } = calculateWpmAndRaw(true);
+
+  //todo: this counts chars twice - once here and once in calculateWpmAndRaw
+  const chars = countChars(true);
+  const { wpm, raw } = calculateWpmAndRaw(true, true);
   const acc = Numbers.roundTo2(calculateAccuracy());
   const ret = {
     wpm: isNaN(wpm) ? 0 : wpm,