diff --git a/bootstrap-progressbar.js b/bootstrap-progressbar.js
index 50907cf..199a5d3 100644
--- a/bootstrap-progressbar.js
+++ b/bootstrap-progressbar.js
@@ -69,13 +69,7 @@
                 }); // normal resizing would brick the structure because width is in px
             }
             else {
-                parent_size = $parent.css('width');
-                $front_text.css({width: parent_size});
-
-                $(window).resize(function() {
-                    parent_size = $parent.css('width');
-                    $front_text.css({width: parent_size});
-                }); // normal resizing would brick the structure because width is in px
+                $front_text.css({textAlign: 'center'});
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/less/bootstrap-progressbar-2.x.x.less b/less/bootstrap-progressbar-2.x.x.less
index 04ec79d..773fe9a 100644
--- a/less/bootstrap-progressbar-2.x.x.less
+++ b/less/bootstrap-progressbar-2.x.x.less
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 }
 
 .progress .bar {
-  position: absolute;
   overflow: hidden;
   line-height: @baseLineHeight;
 }
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@
 
 .progress.right .bar {
   right: 0;
+  position: absolute;
 }
 
 .progress.right .progressbar-front-text {