diff --git a/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js b/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js
index 56ebc3bcbf..78b8cfe381 100644
--- a/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js
+++ b/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/index.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default {
     initial:
       'According to the FAO, in {year}, {percent} ({amountInHectares}) of {country} was covered by forest. {primaryPercent} of that forest was classified as primary forest.',
     noPrimary:
-      'According to the FAO, in {year},{primaryPercent} ({extent}) of {location} was covered by forest. <b>0%</b> of that forest was classified as primary forest.',
+      'According to the FAO, in {year}, {primaryPercent} ({extent}) of {location} was covered by forest. <b>0%</b> of that forest was classified as primary forest.',
   },
   getSettingsConfig: () => {
     return [
diff --git a/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/selectors.js b/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/selectors.js
index 7d76c04df0..3f7888702d 100644
--- a/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/selectors.js
+++ b/components/widgets/land-cover/fao-cover/selectors.js
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ export const parseSentence = createSelector(
       country: locationName,
     };
 
-    let sentence = forest_primary !== null ? initial : noPrimary;
+    let sentence =
+      forest_primary !== null && forest_primary > 0 ? initial : noPrimary;
 
     if (locationName === 'global') {
       sentence = globalInitial;