diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/weebcentral.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/weebcentral.py
index fc1badbbb3..cacefd665d 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/weebcentral.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/weebcentral.py
@@ -50,14 +50,16 @@ class WeebcentralChapterExtractor(WeebcentralBase, ChapterExtractor):
     def metadata(self, page):
         extr = text.extract_from(page)
         manga_id = extr("'series_id': '", "'")
-
-        data = self._extract_manga_data(manga_id)
-        data["chapter_id"] = self.groups[1]
-        data["chapter_type"] = extr("'chapter_type': '", "'")
-
+        chapter_type = extr("'chapter_type': '", "'")
         chapter, sep, minor = extr("'number': '", "'").partition(".")
-        data["chapter"] = text.parse_int(chapter)
-        data["chapter_minor"] = sep + minor
+
+        data = {
+            "chapter": text.parse_int(chapter),
+            "chapter_id": self.groups[1],
+            "chapter_type": chapter_type,
+            "chapter_minor": sep + minor,
+        }
+        data.update(self._extract_manga_data(manga_id))
 
         return data
 
diff --git a/test/results/weebcentral.py b/test/results/weebcentral.py
index aef9903e0a..727b66be32 100644
--- a/test/results/weebcentral.py
+++ b/test/results/weebcentral.py
@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@
     ],
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://weebcentral.com/chapters/01J76XZ4PBJFDFCQA6NQP4HDNJ",
+    "#comment" : "wrong page count after chapter with less pages (#6966)",
+    "#class"   : weebcentral.WeebcentralChapterExtractor,
+    "#pattern" : r"https://official\.lowee\.us/manga/Aria/0001-0\d\d\.png",
+    "#count"   : 42,
+
+    "chapter"      : 1,
+    "chapter_id"   : "01J76XZ4PBJFDFCQA6NQP4HDNJ",
+    "chapter_minor": "",
+    "chapter_type" : "Navigation",
+    "count"        : 42,
+    "page"         : range(1, 42),
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://weebcentral.com/series/01J76XY8G1GK8EJ9VQG92C3DKM/Aria",
     "#class"   : weebcentral.WeebcentralMangaExtractor,