diff --git a/app/domain/time_entry/description_rules.rb b/app/domain/time_entry/description_rules.rb
index 751991f..80c938e 100644
--- a/app/domain/time_entry/description_rules.rb
+++ b/app/domain/time_entry/description_rules.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ def valid?
     private
 
     def has_word_count?
-      @description.split.size > MIN_WORD_COUNT - 1
+      if has_jira_ticket?
+        @description.split.size > 1
+      else
+        @description.split.size > 0
+      end
     end
 
     def has_calls_tag?
@@ -45,4 +49,4 @@ def internal_employee
         has_word_count? && (has_calls_tag? || has_url? || has_jira_ticket?)
       end
     end
-end
+end
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diff --git a/spec/domain/time_entry/description_rules_spec.rb b/spec/domain/time_entry/description_rules_spec.rb
index fcf625d..ee2e27a 100644
--- a/spec/domain/time_entry/description_rules_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/domain/time_entry/description_rules_spec.rb
@@ -45,30 +45,12 @@
         expect(validator.valid?).to eql(true)
       end
 
-      it "will pass if it has a keyword" do
-        entry = Entry.new(description: "This is an English class entry")
-        validator = TimeEntry::DescriptionRules.new(entry)
-        expect(validator.valid?).to eql(true)
-
-        entry = Entry.new(description: "1:1 with Amanda entry")
-        validator = TimeEntry::DescriptionRules.new(entry)
-        expect(validator.valid?).to eql(true)
-
-        entry = Entry.new(description: "Email/Slack catch up entry")
-        validator = TimeEntry::DescriptionRules.new(entry)
-        expect(validator.valid?).to eql(true)
-      end
-
       it "will fail if too short" do
-        entry = Entry.new(description: "[OSS-136]: added")
-        validator = TimeEntry::DescriptionRules.new(entry)
-        expect(validator.valid?).to eql(false)
-
-        entry = Entry.new(description: "http://www.example.com added")
+        entry = Entry.new(description: "[OSS-136]")
         validator = TimeEntry::DescriptionRules.new(entry)
         expect(validator.valid?).to eql(false)
 
-        entry = Entry.new(description: "#calls added")
+        entry = Entry.new(description: "")
         validator = TimeEntry::DescriptionRules.new(entry)
         expect(validator.valid?).to eql(false)
       end
@@ -80,4 +62,4 @@
       end
     end
   end
-end
+end
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