diff --git a/bar_filler.go b/bar_filler.go
index 07148bf..22d7b89 100644
--- a/bar_filler.go
+++ b/bar_filler.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //
 // Default implementations can be obtained via:
 //
-//	func NewBarFiller(style string, reverse bool) BarFiller
+//	func NewBarFiller(style string) BarFiller
 //	func NewSpinnerFiller(style []string, alignment SpinnerAlignment) BarFiller
 //
 type BarFiller interface {
diff --git a/bar_filler_bar.go b/bar_filler_bar.go
index a2fccc6..5442723 100644
--- a/bar_filler_bar.go
+++ b/bar_filler_bar.go
@@ -54,15 +54,21 @@
 	count  int
 }
 
-// NewBarFiller constucts mpb.BarFiller, to be used with *Progress.Add(...) *Bar method.
-func NewBarFiller(style string, reverse bool) BarFiller {
+// NewBarFiller returns a BarFiller implementation which renders a
+// classic progress bar. To be used with *Progress.Add(...) *Bar method.
+func NewBarFiller(style string) BarFiller {
+	return NewBarFillerRev(style, func() bool { return false })
+}
+
+// NewBarFillerRev same as NewBarFiller but with explicit reverse option.
+func NewBarFillerRev(style string, rev func() bool) BarFiller {
 	bf := &barFiller{
 		format:  make([][]byte, len(DefaultBarStyle)),
 		rwidth:  make([]int, len(DefaultBarStyle)),
-		reverse: reverse,
+		reverse: rev(),
 	}
 	bf.parse(DefaultBarStyle)
-	if style != DefaultBarStyle {
+	if style != "" && style != DefaultBarStyle {
 		bf.parse(style)
 	}
 	return bf
diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index c4ff136..dfafbf0 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 
 // AddBar creates a new progress bar and adds it to the rendering queue.
 func (p *Progress) AddBar(total int64, options ...BarOption) *Bar {
-	return p.Add(total, NewBarFiller(DefaultBarStyle, false), options...)
+	return p.Add(total, NewBarFiller(DefaultBarStyle), options...)
 }
 
 // AddSpinner creates a new spinner bar and adds it to the rendering queue.