diff --git a/IceBarElement.lua b/IceBarElement.lua
index b2591d7..ae7ab41 100644
--- a/IceBarElement.lua
+++ b/IceBarElement.lua
@@ -921,8 +921,12 @@ end
 
 
 function IceBarElement.prototype:CreateTexts()
-	self.frame.bottomUpperText = self:FontFactory(self.moduleSettings.barFontSize, nil, self.frame.bottomUpperText)
-	self.frame.bottomLowerText = self:FontFactory(self.moduleSettings.barFontSize, nil, self.frame.bottomLowerText)
+	if not self.frame.bottomUpperText then
+		self.frame.bottomUpperText = self:FontFactory(self.moduleSettings.barFontSize, nil, self.frame.bottomUpperText)
+	end
+	if not self.frame.bottomLowerText then
+		self.frame.bottomLowerText = self:FontFactory(self.moduleSettings.barFontSize, nil, self.frame.bottomLowerText)
+	end
 
 -- Parnic - commented these out so that they conform to whatever width the string is set to
 --	self.frame.bottomUpperText:SetWidth(80)