diff --git a/src/ALabel.cpp b/src/ALabel.cpp
index cc7ab829..8fa8ceec 100644
--- a/src/ALabel.cpp
+++ b/src/ALabel.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ ALabel::ALabel(const Json::Value& config, const std::string& name, const std::st
   if (config_["max-length"].isUInt()) {
     label_.set_max_width_chars(config_["max-length"].asUInt());
     label_.set_ellipsize(Pango::EllipsizeMode::ELLIPSIZE_END);
+  } else if (label_.get_max_width_chars() == -1) {
+    label_.set_ellipsize(Pango::EllipsizeMode::ELLIPSIZE_END);
   }
 
   if (config_["rotate"].isUInt()) {
diff --git a/src/modules/sway/window.cpp b/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
index 1d6bfacc..0616a326 100644
--- a/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/sway/window.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ namespace waybar::modules::sway {
 
 Window::Window(const std::string& id, const Bar& bar, const Json::Value& config)
     : ALabel(config, "window", id, "{}"), bar_(bar), windowId_(-1) {
-  if (label_.get_max_width_chars() == -1) {
-    label_.set_ellipsize(Pango::EllipsizeMode::ELLIPSIZE_END);
-  }
   ipc_.subscribe(R"(["window","workspace"])");
   ipc_.signal_event.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Window::onEvent));
   ipc_.signal_cmd.connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Window::onCmd));