diff --git a/include/progress/bar.hpp b/include/progress/bar.hpp
index 5b5982c..c3a5297 100644
--- a/include/progress/bar.hpp
+++ b/include/progress/bar.hpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ private:
     if (_show_percentage) {
       std::cout << " " << std::min(static_cast<size_t>(_progress), size_t(100)) << "%";
     }
-    if (_max_text_after_length == 0) _max_text_after_length = 20;
+    if (_max_text_after_length == 0) _max_text_after_length = 10;
     std::cout << " " << _text_after << std::string(_max_text_after_length, ' ') << "\r";
     std::cout.flush();
     if (_progress > 100.0) {
diff --git a/test/multiple_bars.cpp b/test/multiple_bars.cpp
index 73a200c..2499b9e 100644
--- a/test/multiple_bars.cpp
+++ b/test/multiple_bars.cpp
@@ -101,5 +101,7 @@ int main() {
   std::thread thread3(job3);  
   thread3.join();
 
+  std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(5000));
+  
   return 0;
 }