diff --git a/MenubarCountdown/AppDelegate.swift b/MenubarCountdown/AppDelegate.swift
index 6c056a5..5e3cb1c 100644
--- a/MenubarCountdown/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/MenubarCountdown/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, UNUserNotificationCent
         else {
             timeString = NSString(format: "%02d:%02d", hours, minutes) as String
         }
-        statusItem.button?.image = nil
         statusItem.button?.title = timeString
     }
 
@@ -195,8 +194,13 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, UNUserNotificationCent
      */
     func showStatusItemIcon() {
         statusItem.button?.title = ""
+
+        if statusItem.button?.image != nil {
+            return
+        }
         if let image = NSImage(named: "HourglassIcon") {
             statusItem.button?.image = image
+            statusItem.button?.imagePosition = NSControl.ImagePosition.imageLeft
         }
         else {
             Log.error("unable to load HourglassIcon")