diff --git a/src/loading-bar.js b/src/loading-bar.js
index 720de0c..568f9e8 100644
--- a/src/loading-bar.js
+++ b/src/loading-bar.js
@@ -156,11 +156,12 @@ angular.module('cfp.loadingBar', [])
     this.startSize = 0.02;
     this.parentSelector = 'body';
     this.spinnerTemplate = '<div id="loading-bar-spinner"><div class="spinner-icon"></div></div>';
+    this.loadingBarTemplate = '<div id="loading-bar"><div class="bar"><div class="peg"></div></div></div>';
 
     this.$get = ['$injector', '$document', '$timeout', '$rootScope', function ($injector, $document, $timeout, $rootScope) {
       var $animate;
       var $parentSelector = this.parentSelector,
-        loadingBarContainer = angular.element('<div id="loading-bar"><div class="bar"><div class="peg"></div></div></div>'),
+        loadingBarContainer = angular.element(this.loadingBarTemplate),
         loadingBar = loadingBarContainer.find('div').eq(0),
         spinner = angular.element(this.spinnerTemplate);