diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 3adebdef..c46e196d 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_mpd_status;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_mpd;
 	END OBJ(mpd_bar, &update_mpd)
-		scan_bar(obj, arg, 255);
+		scan_bar(obj, arg, 1);
 		init_mpd();
 		obj->callbacks.barval = &mpd_barval;
 		obj->callbacks.free = &free_mpd;
diff --git a/src/mpd.c b/src/mpd.c
index 81802cd4..5a38a53e 100644
--- a/src/mpd.c
+++ b/src/mpd.c
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ uint8_t mpd_percentage(struct text_object *obj)
 	return round_to_int(mpd_info.progress * 100.0f);
 }
 
-uint8_t mpd_barval(struct text_object *obj)
+double mpd_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	(void)obj;
-	return round_to_int(mpd_info.progress * 255.0f);
+	return mpd_info.progress;
 }
 
 void print_mpd_smart(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)
diff --git a/src/mpd.h b/src/mpd.h
index e5f17b2c..790dfffd 100644
--- a/src/mpd.h
+++ b/src/mpd.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void update_mpd(void);
 void print_mpd_elapsed(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_length(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 uint8_t mpd_percentage(struct text_object *);
-uint8_t mpd_barval(struct text_object *);
+double mpd_barval(struct text_object *);
 void print_mpd_smart(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_title(struct text_object *, char *, int);
 void print_mpd_artist(struct text_object *, char *, int);