diff --git a/src/Axis.vala b/src/Axis.vala
index 9dab919..a1b9881 100644
--- a/src/Axis.vala
+++ b/src/Axis.vala
@@ -518,10 +518,11 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 				var py0 = chart.plarea.y0, ey0 = chart.evarea.y0 + max_rec_size + tthv, ey1 = chart.evarea.y1 - tthv;
 				var px0 = chart.plarea.x0, ex0 = chart.evarea.x0 + max_rec_size + ttwh, ex1 = chart.evarea.x1 - ttwh;
 				var ph = chart.plarea.height, pw = chart.plarea.width;
-				if (is_x)
+				if (is_x) {
+					var crp = compact_rec_pos (v, text_t);
 					switch (position) {
 					case Axis.Position.LOW:
-						chart.ctx.move_to (compact_rec_pos (v, text_t), ey1); text_t.show();
+						chart.ctx.move_to (crp, ey1); text_t.show();
 						if (dtype == Axis.DType.DATE_TIME)
 							{ chart.ctx.move_to (crpt, ey1 - dtf); time_text_t.show(); }
 						ser.grid.style.apply(chart);
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 						else chart.ctx.line_to (scr_v, double.min (y, py0 + ph * (1 - ser.axis_y.place.zmax)));
 						break;
 					case Axis.Position.HIGH:
-						chart.ctx.move_to (compact_rec_pos (v, text_t), ey0); text_t.show();
+						chart.ctx.move_to (crp, ey0); text_t.show();
 						if (dtype == Axis.DType.DATE_TIME)
 							{ chart.ctx.move_to (crpt, ey0 - dtf); time_text_t.show(); }
 						ser.grid.style.apply(chart); chart.ctx.move_to (scr_v, ey0);
@@ -538,22 +539,25 @@ namespace CairoChart {
 						else chart.ctx.line_to (scr_v, double.max (ey0, py0 + ph * (1 - ser.axis_y.place.zmin)));
 						break;
 					}
-				else
+				} else {
+					var crp = compact_rec_pos (v, text_t);
 					switch (position) {
 					case Axis.Position.LOW:
-						chart.ctx.move_to (ex0 - text_t.width, compact_rec_pos (v, text_t));
-						text_t.show(); ser.grid.style.apply(chart); chart.ctx.move_to (ex0, scr_v);
+						chart.ctx.move_to (ex0 - text_t.width, crp);
+						text_t.show(); ser.grid.style.apply(chart);
+						chart.ctx.move_to (ex0, scr_v);
 						if (chart.joint_y) chart.ctx.line_to (chart.plarea.x1, scr_v);
 						else chart.ctx.line_to (double.max (ex0, px0 + pw * ser.axis_x.place.zmax), scr_v);
 						break;
 					case Axis.Position.HIGH:
-						chart.ctx.move_to (ex1 - text_t.width, compact_rec_pos (v, text_t));
+						chart.ctx.move_to (ex1 - text_t.width, crp);
 						text_t.show(); ser.grid.style.apply(chart);
 						double x = ex1 - max_rec_size; chart.ctx.move_to (x, scr_v);
 						if (chart.joint_y) chart.ctx.line_to (px0, scr_v);
 						else chart.ctx.line_to (double.min (x, px0 + pw * ser.axis_x.place.zmin), scr_v);
 						break;
 					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}