diff --git a/src/server/templates/form.html.j2 b/src/server/templates/form.html.j2
index 18743b8..0f1a324 100644
--- a/src/server/templates/form.html.j2
+++ b/src/server/templates/form.html.j2
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       <div id="form-status-info" class="form-status-msg form-status-info" role="status"></div>
     </div>
     <div class="inner">
-      <div aria-live="polite">
+      <div aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
         <span class="total" id="total-display">$0.00</span>
         <span class="count-display" id="count-display">0 meals</span>
       </div>