diff --git a/src/holt_widget.cc b/src/holt_widget.cc
index b0c328f..4d72817 100644
--- a/src/holt_widget.cc
+++ b/src/holt_widget.cc
@@ -120,15 +120,19 @@ void HoltResource::draw(cairo_t *cr)
 
   cairo_save(cr);
   // clip text outside region
-  cairo_rectangle(cr, _pos.real() - _radius, _pos.imag() - _radius, 
+  cairo_rectangle(cr, _pos.real() - _radius, _pos.imag() - _radius,
                   2 * _radius * x_percent, 2 * _radius * y_percent);
 
   cairo_clip(cr); 
   // draw text
   cairo_text_extents_t extents;
   cairo_text_extents(cr, _resource->get_name().c_str(), &extents);
+  double xpos = _pos.real() - extents.width  * (1 - x_percent + x_percent / 2);
+  // left aligned if too large
+  if(xpos<_pos.real() - _radius)
+    xpos = _pos.real() - _radius;
   cairo_move_to(cr, 
-                _pos.real() - extents.width  * (1 - x_percent + x_percent / 2),
+                xpos,
                 _pos.imag() + extents.height * ((1 - y_percent) / 2 + 0.5) );
   cairo_show_text(cr, _resource->get_name().c_str());