diff --git a/jquery.nivo.slider.js b/jquery.nivo.slider.js
index 8b0a774..f08acb7 100644
--- a/jquery.nivo.slider.js
+++ b/jquery.nivo.slider.js
@@ -483,8 +483,10 @@
                 
                 firstSlice = $('.nivo-slice:first', slider);
                 firstSlice.css({
-                    'width': '0px',
-                    'opacity': '1'
+                    'width': slider.width()*2,
+                    'opacity': '1',
+                    'left': '',
+                    'right': '0px'
                 });
 
                 firstSlice.animate({ width: slider.width() + 'px' }, (settings.animSpeed*2), '', function(){ slider.trigger('nivo:animFinished'); });
@@ -659,4 +661,4 @@
 
     $.fn._reverse = [].reverse;
     
-})(jQuery);
\ No newline at end of file
+})(jQuery);