diff --git a/itemcontroller.lua b/itemcontroller.lua
index c94731f..7b01cd5 100644
--- a/itemcontroller.lua
+++ b/itemcontroller.lua
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ local function fitText(text, widthBudget, alignEnd)
     return text
   end
   local textStart = alignEnd and (#text - widthBudget + 1) or 1
-  local textEnd = (alignEnd and #text - textStart) or widthBudget
+  local textEnd = (alignEnd and #text) or widthBudget
   return text:sub(textStart, textEnd)
 end