diff --git a/bar.go b/bar.go
index dcee8c2..372df80 100644
--- a/bar.go
+++ b/bar.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 	priority int
 	index    int
 
-	runningBar   *Bar
 	cacheState   *bState
 	operateState chan func(*bState)
 	bFrameCh     chan *bFrame
@@ -77,8 +76,9 @@
 		bufE               *bytes.Buffer
 		panicMsg           string
 
-		// following options are assigned to the *Bar
-		priority   int
+		// priority overrides *Bar's priority, if set
+		priority int
+		// runningBar is a key for *pState.parkedBars
 		runningBar *Bar
 	}
 	bFrame struct {
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
 
 	bar := &Bar{
 		priority:     bs.priority,
-		runningBar:   bs.runningBar,
 		operateState: make(chan func(*bState)),
 		bFrameCh:     make(chan *bFrame, 1),
 		syncTableCh:  make(chan [][]chan int),
diff --git a/progress.go b/progress.go
index 0c09098..4daa338 100644
--- a/progress.go
+++ b/progress.go
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@
 	result := make(chan *Bar)
 	select {
 	case p.operateState <- func(ps *pState) {
-		logPrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%sbar#%02d ", p.dlogger.Prefix(), ps.idCounter)
-		dlogger := log.New(ps.debugOut, logPrefix, log.Lshortfile)
 		bs := &bState{
 			total:    total,
 			filler:   filler,
@@ -135,12 +133,14 @@
 				opt(bs)
 			}
 		}
+		prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%sbar#%02d ", p.dlogger.Prefix(), bs.id)
+		dlogger := log.New(ps.debugOut, prefix, log.Lshortfile)
 		bar := newBar(p.ctx, p.bwg, p.forceRefresh, bs, dlogger)
-		if bar.runningBar != nil {
+		if bs.runningBar != nil {
 			if bar.priority == ps.idCounter {
-				bar.priority = bar.runningBar.priority
-			}
-			ps.parkedBars[bar.runningBar] = bar
+				bar.priority = bs.runningBar.priority
+			}
+			ps.parkedBars[bs.runningBar] = bar
 		} else {
 			heap.Push(ps.bHeap, bar)
 			ps.heapUpdated = true