diff --git a/buffer_8/buffer.c b/buffer_8/buffer.c
index 7b052e2..0f7e9a1 100644
--- a/buffer_8/buffer.c
+++ b/buffer_8/buffer.c
@@ -61,5 +61,5 @@ bool buffer_is_empty(void)
 
 unsigned int number_of_elements_in_buffer()
 {
-    return 0;
+    return FIFO_count;
 }