diff --git a/vcedittext-lib/src/main/java/com/jkb/vcedittext/VerificationCodeEditText.java b/vcedittext-lib/src/main/java/com/jkb/vcedittext/VerificationCodeEditText.java
index ff473f5..5ed0886 100644
--- a/vcedittext-lib/src/main/java/com/jkb/vcedittext/VerificationCodeEditText.java
+++ b/vcedittext-lib/src/main/java/com/jkb/vcedittext/VerificationCodeEditText.java
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ public class VerificationCodeEditText extends android.support.v7.widget.AppCompa
         mSelectedBackgroundColor = ta.getColor(R.styleable.VerCodeEditText_selectedBackgroundColor,
                 getColor(android.R.color.darker_gray));
         ta.recycle();
+        
+        // force LTR because of bug: https://github.com/JustKiddingBaby/VercodeEditText/issues/4
+        setLayoutDirection(LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR);
     }