diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 674ee4e..70ca82a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ng2-fittext",
-  "version": "1.0.19",
+  "version": "1.0.20",
   "description": "An Angular2 directive for autoscale the font size of an element to fit an upper level container.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/ng2fittext.directive.ts b/src/ng2fittext.directive.ts
index f8f568a..1ed4ed4 100644
--- a/src/ng2fittext.directive.ts
+++ b/src/ng2fittext.directive.ts
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ export class Ng2FittextDirective implements AfterViewInit, OnInit {
         : this.checkOverflow(this.el.nativeElement.parentElement, this.el.nativeElement);
       if (overflow) {
         this.setFontSize(this.calculateFontSize(this.fontSize, this.speed));
+        this.ngAfterViewInit();
+      } else {
         if (this.useMaxFontSize) {
-          if(this.fontSize > this.maxFontSize){
+          if(this.fontSize > this.maxFontSize) {
               this.maxFontSize = parseInt(window.getComputedStyle(this.el.nativeElement).fontSize, null);
               this.setFontSize(this.maxFontSize);
           }
         }
-        this.ngAfterViewInit();
       }
     }
   }