diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py
index a8b1771..7f4ed37 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_widgets/widgets/tomo_params/tomo_params.py
@@ -2340,14 +2340,15 @@ def _format_projections(params: dict) -> str:
     see ``_lamni_compute_type1``/``_lamni_requested_to_stepsize``) without
     this module-level helper needing to know which setup is active:
       - type 1: flomni int(180/stepsize)*8, lamni int(360/stepsize)*8
-      - type 3: flomni int(180/stepsize)*8, lamni int(360/stepsize)*8
-      - type 2: golden ratio has no fixed count -> configured max, or ∞ if unset
+      - type 2 and 3: golden ratio-flavored, no fixed sub-tomogram count ->
+        configured max (golden_max_number_of_projections), or ∞ if unset.
+        Type 3 shifts sub-tomogram starting angles by the golden ratio but
+        is otherwise capped exactly like type 2, not type 1's fixed grid.
     """
     try:
         tomo_type = int(params.get("tomo_type", 1))
         stepsize = float(params.get("tomo_angle_stepsize", 0) or 0)
         is_flomni_job = "tomo_angle_range" in params
-        base_angle = 180.0 if is_flomni_job else 360.0
         compute_type1 = _compute_type1 if is_flomni_job else _lamni_compute_type1
 
         if tomo_type == 1:
@@ -2355,13 +2356,7 @@ def _format_projections(params: dict) -> str:
             actual_total, _, _ = compute_type1(angle_range, stepsize)
             return str(actual_total)
 
-        if tomo_type == 3:
-            if stepsize <= 0:
-                return "?"
-            n = int(base_angle / stepsize)
-            return str(n * 8)
-
-        if tomo_type == 2:
+        if tomo_type in (2, 3):
             max_prj = params.get("golden_max_number_of_projections", 0) or 0
             try:
                 max_prj = int(float(max_prj))