diff --git a/due_obd2/due_obd2.ino b/due_obd2/due_obd2.ino
index d480cd2..1ff291f 100644
--- a/due_obd2/due_obd2.ino
+++ b/due_obd2/due_obd2.ino
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Program to create a car monitor display using:
 #define S(x) MS(x) * 1000
 
 #define INIT_TEXT_WIDTH 15
+#define INIT_PERCENTAGE_WIDTH 4
 #define FLAG_INIT_UPDATE_TEXT_POS 0x01
 #define FLAG_INIT_CLEAR_POS 0x02
 #define FLAG_INIT_UPDATE_PERCENT_POS 0x03
@@ -97,13 +98,13 @@ void on_init_run()
     init_flag &= ~(1 << FLAG_INIT_CLEAR_POS);
     display.setColor(VGA_BLACK);
     /*clear only initializing text*/
-    display.print("               ",(display.getDisplayXSize() / 2) - (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize() / 2),display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50);
+    display.print("               ",(display.getDisplayXSize() / 2) - (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize() / 2) - (INIT_PERCENTAGE_WIDTH/2),display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50);
   }
   if (init_flag & (1 << FLAG_INIT_UPDATE_TEXT_POS))
   {
     init_flag &= ~(1 << FLAG_INIT_UPDATE_TEXT_POS);
     display.setColor(VGA_AQUA);
-    int x_position = (display.getDisplayXSize() / 2 - (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize() / 2)) + (init_text_i * display.getFontXsize());
+    int x_position = (display.getDisplayXSize() / 2 - (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize() / 2)) + (init_text_i * display.getFontXsize()) - (INIT_PERCENTAGE_WIDTH/2);
     Serial.println(x_position);
     text_temp[0] = init_text[init_text_i];
     display.print(text_temp, x_position, display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50); // print as string with one character
@@ -111,16 +112,16 @@ void on_init_run()
   if (init_flag & (1 << FLAG_INIT_UPDATE_PERCENT_POS))
   {
     init_flag &= ~(1 << FLAG_INIT_UPDATE_PERCENT_POS);
-    int percent_x_pos = (display.getDisplayXSize() / 2 - (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize() / 2)) + (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize());
+    int percent_x_pos = (display.getDisplayXSize() / 2 - (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize() / 2)) + (INIT_TEXT_WIDTH * display.getFontXsize()) - (INIT_PERCENTAGE_WIDTH/2);
     display.setColor(VGA_BLACK);
     /*clear text region for percent*/
     display.print("   ", percent_x_pos, display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50);
 
     display.setColor(VGA_FUCHSIA);
-    char *percent_text = (char *)malloc(3 * sizeof(char));
+    char *percent_text = (char *)malloc((INIT_PERCENTAGE_WIDTH-1) * sizeof(char));
     sprintf(percent_text, "%d", init_percent);
     display.print(percent_text, percent_x_pos, display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50);
-    display.print("%", percent_x_pos + 3 * display.getFontXsize(), display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50);
+    display.print("%", percent_x_pos + (INIT_PERCENTAGE_WIDTH-1) * display.getFontXsize(), display.getDisplayYSize() / 2 + 50);
     free(percent_text);
   }
 }