diff --git a/progressbar.go b/progressbar.go
index 19e7200..62ad7a1 100644
--- a/progressbar.go
+++ b/progressbar.go
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ func clearProgressBar(c config, s state) error {
 	// fill the empty content
 	// to overwrite the progress bar and jump
 	// back to the beginning of the line
-	str := fmt.Sprintf("\r%s", strings.Repeat(" ", s.maxLineWidth))
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("\r%s\r", strings.Repeat(" ", s.maxLineWidth))
 	return writeString(c, str)
 	// the following does not show correctly if the previous line is longer than subsequent line
 	// return writeString(c, "\r")
diff --git a/progressbar_test.go b/progressbar_test.go
index 653410a..eb8f0ec 100644
--- a/progressbar_test.go
+++ b/progressbar_test.go
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ func TestProgressBar_Describe(t *testing.T) {
 	bar.Describe("performing axial adjustments")
 	bar.Add(10)
 	rawBuf := strconv.QuoteToASCII(buf.String())
-	if rawBuf != `"\rperforming axial adjustments   0% |          |  [0s:0s]\r                                                       \rperforming axial adjustments  10% |\u2588         |  [0s:0s]"` {
+	if rawBuf != `"\rperforming axial adjustments   0% |          |  [0s:0s]\r                                                       \r\rperforming axial adjustments  10% |\u2588         |  [0s:0s]"` {
 		t.Errorf("wrong string: %s", rawBuf)
 	}
 }