diff --git a/src/main/java/com/pi4j/catalog/components/LcdDisplay.java b/src/main/java/com/pi4j/catalog/components/LcdDisplay.java
index 859bb5a..2548c26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/pi4j/catalog/components/LcdDisplay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/pi4j/catalog/components/LcdDisplay.java
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public void displayLineOfText(String text, int line, int position) {
             for (char character : text.toCharArray()) {
                 writeCharacter(character);
             }
-            for(int i = 0; i< columns - text.length(); i++){
+            for(int i = 0; i < columns - text.length() - position; i++){
                 writeCharacter(' ');
             }
         }