wattron (ctx->window, COLOR_PAIR(color));
                         mvwprintw (ctx->window,
                                    /* y = */ 3,
-                                   /* x = */ (1 + sequence) % maxx,
+                                   /* x = */ ( (sequence - 1) % (maxx - 4) ) + 2,
                                    bars[index]);
                        wattroff (ctx->window, COLOR_PAIR(color));
+                        wprintw (ctx->window, " ");
                }
                else
                {
                 wattron (ctx->window, COLOR_PAIR(OPING_RED) | A_BOLD);
                 mvwprintw (ctx->window,
                            /* y = */ 3,
-                           /* x = */ (1 + sequence) % maxx,
+                           /* x = */ ( (sequence - 1) % (maxx - 4) ) + 2,
                            "!");
                 wattroff (ctx->window, COLOR_PAIR(OPING_RED) | A_BOLD);
+                wprintw (ctx->window, " ");
         }
        wrefresh (ctx->window);