diff --git a/resources/config b/resources/config
index 0f7d2b39..6d9b7bfd 100644
--- a/resources/config
+++ b/resources/config
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
     "sway/mode": {
         "format": "{}"
     },
-    "sway/window": {
-        "max-length": 50
-    },
     "tray": {
         // "icon-size": 21,
         "spacing": 10
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/window.cpp b/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
index ccecb460..b908c9e2 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ waybar::modules::sway::Window::Window(Bar &bar, const Json::Value& config)
   : ALabel(config, "{}"), bar_(bar), windowId_(-1)
 {
   label_.set_name("window");
+  if (label_.get_max_width_chars() == -1) {
+    label_.set_hexpand(true);
+    label_.set_ellipsize(Pango::EllipsizeMode::ELLIPSIZE_END);
+  }
   ipc_.connect();
   ipc_.subscribe("[\"window\",\"workspace\"]");
   getFocusedWindow();