diff --git a/public/vendor/flot/jquery.flot.gauge.js b/public/vendor/flot/jquery.flot.gauge.js
index e0a3a33533d..db1cb1ffe24 100644
--- a/public/vendor/flot/jquery.flot.gauge.js
+++ b/public/vendor/flot/jquery.flot.gauge.js
@@ -588,25 +588,26 @@
             if (!exists) {
                 span = $("<span></span>")
                 span.attr("id", id);
-                span.css("position", "absolute");
-                span.css("top", y + "px");
-                if (textOptions.font.size) {
-                    span.css("font-size", textOptions.font.size + "px");
-                }
-                if (textOptions.font.family) {
-                    span.css("font-family", textOptions.font.family);
-                }
-                if (textOptions.color) {
-                    span.css("color", textOptions.color);
-                }
-                if (textOptions.background.color) {
-                    span.css("background-color", textOptions.background.color);
-                }
-                if (textOptions.background.opacity) {
-                    span.css("opacity", textOptions.background.opacity);
-                }
                 placeholder.append(span);
             }
+
+            span.css("position", "absolute");
+            span.css("top", y + "px");
+            if (textOptions.font.size) {
+              span.css("font-size", textOptions.font.size + "px");
+            }
+            if (textOptions.font.family) {
+              span.css("font-family", textOptions.font.family);
+            }
+            if (textOptions.color) {
+              span.css("color", textOptions.color);
+            }
+            if (textOptions.background.color) {
+              span.css("background-color", textOptions.background.color);
+            }
+            if (textOptions.background.opacity) {
+              span.css("opacity", textOptions.background.opacity);
+            }
             span.text(text);
             // after append, readjust the left position
             span.css("left", x + "px"); // for redraw, resetting the left position is needed here