diff --git a/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue b/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
index c22a933..d5c6424 100755
--- a/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/dialogues/socialnetwork/VocabPracticeDialog.vue
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ export default {
       hardPhaseActive: false,
       hardMasteryByKey: {}, // { [hardKey]: consecutiveCorrect }
       cycleAskedIds: [],
-      dailyHardMarkedCount: 0,
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -448,12 +447,11 @@ export default {
       }
       this.saveHardVocabMap();
       if (this.srsMode) {
-        this.dailyHardMarkedCount += 1;
         this.maybeStartDailyHardPractice();
       }
     },
     maybeStartDailyHardPractice() {
-      if (this.dailyHardMarkedCount < MAX_DAILY_HARD_VOCABS) return;
+      if (this.hardCount < MAX_DAILY_HARD_VOCABS) return;
       const callback = this.onDailyHardLimitReached;
       this.close();
       this.$nextTick(() => {
@@ -636,12 +634,12 @@ export default {
       this.hardPhaseActive = false;
       this.hardMasteryByKey = {};
       this.cycleAskedIds = [];
-      this.dailyHardMarkedCount = 0;
       this.locked = false;
       this.resetQuestion();
       this.$refs.dialog.open();
       this.$nextTick(() => {
         document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleKeyDown);
+        if (this.srsMode) this.maybeStartDailyHardPractice();
       });
       this.loadHardVocabMap();
       this.reloadPool();