diff --git a/bar_filler_bar.go b/bar_filler_bar.go
index 89c4893..8c7bc86 100644
--- a/bar_filler_bar.go
+++ b/bar_filler_bar.go
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@
 
 func (s *barFiller) Fill(w io.Writer, reqWidth int, stat decor.Statistics) {
 	width := internal.WidthForBarFiller(reqWidth, stat.AvailableWidth)
+	brackets := s.rwidth[rLeft] + s.rwidth[rRight]
+	if width < brackets {
+		return
+	}
+	// don't count brackets as progress
+	width -= brackets
 
-	if brackets := s.rwidth[rLeft] + s.rwidth[rRight]; width < brackets {
-		return
-	} else {
-		// don't count brackets as progress
-		width -= brackets
-	}
 	w.Write(s.format[rLeft])
 	defer w.Write(s.format[rRight])