diff --git a/displayword.lua b/displayword.lua
index 0a9ed63..714b74c 100644
--- a/displayword.lua
+++ b/displayword.lua
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ end
 local data={}
 
 -- Module displaying of the words
-local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4, invertRows)
+local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4, invertRows, amountOfChars)
  -- Set the local variables needed for the colored progress bar
  if (words == nil) then
    return nil
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, color
     invertRows=false
  end
 
- -- DEBUG code, to determine, if the color argmuments are necessary or not
- print(tostring(color) .. " " .. tostring(color1))
-
  local minutes=0
  if (words.min1 == 1) then
    minutes = minutes + 1
@@ -62,11 +59,16 @@ local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, color
  end
  -- always set a foreground value
  local colorFg = string.char(255,255,255)
-
  if (colorForground ~= nil) then
 	colorFg = colorForground
  end
 
+ if (amountOfChars ~= nil) then
+   data.amountOfChars = amountOfChars
+ else
+   data.amountOfChars = 0
+ end
+
  if ( (adc ~= nil) and (words.briPercent ~= nil) ) then
     local per = math.floor(100*adc.read(0)/1000)
     words.briPercent = tonumber( ((words.briPercent * 4) +  per) / 5)
diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 002bfa0..b230fb8 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ function displayTime()
 	    if ((inv46 ~= nil) and (inv46 == "on")) then
             invertRows=true
         end 
-        ledBuf = displayword.generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4, invertRows)
+        displayword.generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4, invertRows)
+        ledBuf = displayword.generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4, invertRows, displayword.data.drawnCharacters)
         print("Local time : " .. time.year .. "-" .. time.month .. "-" .. time.day .. " " .. time.hour .. ":" .. time.minute .. ":" .. time.second .. " char: " .. tostring(displayword.data.drawnCharacters))
      end
      displayword = nil