diff --git a/IceBarElement.lua b/IceBarElement.lua
index c22ca53..f5114d1 100644
--- a/IceBarElement.lua
+++ b/IceBarElement.lua
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ function IceBarElement.prototype:GetOptions()
 				name = 'Upper Text',
 				desc = 'The upper text to display under this bar (accepts LibDogTag formatting)\n\nSee http://www.wowace.com/wiki/LibDogTag-2.0/ or type /dogtag for tag info',
 				hidden = function()
-					return DogTag == nil
+					return DogTag == nil or not self.moduleSettings.usesDogTagStrings
 				end,
 				get = function()
 					return self.moduleSettings.upperText
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ function IceBarElement.prototype:GetOptions()
 				name = 'Lower Text',
 				desc = 'The lower text to display under this bar (accepts LibDogTag formatting)\n\nSee http://www.wowace.com/wiki/LibDogTag-2.0/ or type /dogtag for tag info',
 				hidden = function()
-					return DogTag == nil
+					return DogTag == nil or not self.moduleSettings.usesDogTagStrings
 				end,
 				get = function()
 					return self.moduleSettings.lowerText