diff --git a/bargraph/widget.go b/bargraph/widget.go
index b5b9d9ff..7863f81d 100644
--- a/bargraph/widget.go
+++ b/bargraph/widget.go
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ func MakeGraph(widget *Widget) {
 
 	}
 
-	icon := wtf.Config.UString("wtf.mods.bargraph.graphIcon", "✭ ")
-	widget.BarGraph.BuildBars(20, icon, stats[:])
+	widget.BarGraph.BuildBars(stats[:])
 
 }
 
diff --git a/wtf/bargraph.go b/wtf/bargraph.go
index 7a1a5e9e..5ec057d7 100644
--- a/wtf/bargraph.go
+++ b/wtf/bargraph.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func BuildStars(data [][2]int64, maxStars int, starChar string) string {
 	}
 
 	// each number = how many stars?
-	var starRatio = float64(maxStars) / float64((maxValue - minValue))
+	var starRatio = float64(widget.maxStars) / float64((maxValue - minValue))
 
 	//build the stars
 	for i := range data {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func BuildStars(data [][2]int64, maxStars int, starChar string) string {
 			starCount = 1
 		}
 		//build the actual string
-		var stars = strings.Repeat(starChar, starCount)
+		var stars = strings.Repeat(widget.starChar, starCount)
 
 		//parse the time
 		var t = time.Unix(int64(data[i][1]/1000), 0)