diff --git a/autosize.jquery.json b/autosize.jquery.json
index dbe0eaa..aacccd1 100644
--- a/autosize.jquery.json
+++ b/autosize.jquery.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "autosize",
 	"title": "Autosize",
 	"description": "Automatically adjust textarea height based on user input.",
-	"version": "1.18.8",
+	"version": "1.18.9",
 	"dependencies": {
 		"jquery": ">=1.7"
 	},
diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index ad31c0d..e6f74f2 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "jquery-autosize",
 	"description": "Automatically adjust textarea height based on user input.",
-	"version": "1.18.8",
+	"version": "1.18.9",
 	"dependencies": {
 		"jquery": ">=1.7"
 	},
diff --git a/jquery.autosize.js b/jquery.autosize.js
index 634317a..27b341b 100644
--- a/jquery.autosize.js
+++ b/jquery.autosize.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*!
-	Autosize v1.18.8 - 2014-05-20
+	Autosize v1.18.9 - 2014-05-27
 	Automatically adjust textarea height based on user input.
 	(c) 2014 Jack Moore - http://www.jacklmoore.com/autosize
 	license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@
 						width -= parseInt(style[val],10);
 					});
 				} else {
-					width = Math.max($ta.width(), 0);
+					width = $ta.width();
 				}
 
-				mirror.style.width = width + 'px';
+				mirror.style.width = Math.max(width,0) + 'px';
 			}
 
 			function initMirror() {
diff --git a/jquery.autosize.min.js b/jquery.autosize.min.js
index f9378cb..958b43b 100644
--- a/jquery.autosize.min.js
+++ b/jquery.autosize.min.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*!
-	Autosize v1.18.8 - 2014-05-20
+	Autosize v1.18.9 - 2014-05-27
 	Automatically adjust textarea height based on user input.
 	(c) 2014 Jack Moore - http://www.jacklmoore.com/autosize
 	license: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 */
-(function(e){var t,o={className:"autosizejs",id:"autosizejs",append:"\n",callback:!1,resizeDelay:10,placeholder:!0},i='<textarea tabindex="-1" style="position:absolute; top:-999px; left:0; right:auto; bottom:auto; border:0; padding: 0; -moz-box-sizing:content-box; -webkit-box-sizing:content-box; box-sizing:content-box; word-wrap:break-word; height:0 !important; min-height:0 !important; overflow:hidden; transition:none; -webkit-transition:none; -moz-transition:none;"/>',n=["fontFamily","fontSize","fontWeight","fontStyle","letterSpacing","textTransform","wordSpacing","textIndent"],s=e(i).data("autosize",!0)[0];s.style.lineHeight="99px","99px"===e(s).css("lineHeight")&&n.push("lineHeight"),s.style.lineHeight="",e.fn.autosize=function(i){return this.length?(i=e.extend({},o,i||{}),s.parentNode!==document.body&&e(document.body).append(s),this.each(function(){function o(){var t,o=window.getComputedStyle?window.getComputedStyle(u,null):!1;o?(t=u.getBoundingClientRect().width,(0===t||"number"!=typeof t)&&(t=parseInt(o.width,10)),e.each(["paddingLeft","paddingRight","borderLeftWidth","borderRightWidth"],function(e,i){t-=parseInt(o[i],10)})):t=Math.max(p.width(),0),s.style.width=t+"px"}function a(){var a={};if(t=u,s.className=i.className,s.id=i.id,d=parseInt(p.css("maxHeight"),10),e.each(n,function(e,t){a[t]=p.css(t)}),e(s).css(a).attr("wrap",p.attr("wrap")),o(),window.chrome){var r=u.style.width;u.style.width="0px",u.offsetWidth,u.style.width=r}}function r(){var e,n;t!==u?a():o(),s.value=!u.value&&i.placeholder?(p.attr("placeholder")||"")+i.append:u.value+i.append,s.style.overflowY=u.style.overflowY,n=parseInt(u.style.height,10),s.scrollTop=0,s.scrollTop=9e4,e=s.scrollTop,d&&e>d?(u.style.overflowY="scroll",e=d):(u.style.overflowY="hidden",c>e&&(e=c)),e+=w,n!==e&&(u.style.height=e+"px",f&&i.callback.call(u,u))}function l(){clearTimeout(h),h=setTimeout(function(){var e=p.width();e!==g&&(g=e,r())},parseInt(i.resizeDelay,10))}var d,c,h,u=this,p=e(u),w=0,f=e.isFunction(i.callback),z={height:u.style.height,overflow:u.style.overflow,overflowY:u.style.overflowY,wordWrap:u.style.wordWrap,resize:u.style.resize},g=p.width(),y=p.css("resize");p.data("autosize")||(p.data("autosize",!0),("border-box"===p.css("box-sizing")||"border-box"===p.css("-moz-box-sizing")||"border-box"===p.css("-webkit-box-sizing"))&&(w=p.outerHeight()-p.height()),c=Math.max(parseInt(p.css("minHeight"),10)-w||0,p.height()),p.css({overflow:"hidden",overflowY:"hidden",wordWrap:"break-word"}),"vertical"===y?p.css("resize","none"):"both"===y&&p.css("resize","horizontal"),"onpropertychange"in u?"oninput"in u?p.on("input.autosize keyup.autosize",r):p.on("propertychange.autosize",function(){"value"===event.propertyName&&r()}):p.on("input.autosize",r),i.resizeDelay!==!1&&e(window).on("resize.autosize",l),p.on("autosize.resize",r),p.on("autosize.resizeIncludeStyle",function(){t=null,r()}),p.on("autosize.destroy",function(){t=null,clearTimeout(h),e(window).off("resize",l),p.off("autosize").off(".autosize").css(z).removeData("autosize")}),r())})):this}})(window.jQuery||window.$);
\ No newline at end of file
+(function(e){var t,o={className:"autosizejs",id:"autosizejs",append:"\n",callback:!1,resizeDelay:10,placeholder:!0},i='<textarea tabindex="-1" style="position:absolute; top:-999px; left:0; right:auto; bottom:auto; border:0; padding: 0; -moz-box-sizing:content-box; -webkit-box-sizing:content-box; box-sizing:content-box; word-wrap:break-word; height:0 !important; min-height:0 !important; overflow:hidden; transition:none; -webkit-transition:none; -moz-transition:none;"/>',n=["fontFamily","fontSize","fontWeight","fontStyle","letterSpacing","textTransform","wordSpacing","textIndent"],s=e(i).data("autosize",!0)[0];s.style.lineHeight="99px","99px"===e(s).css("lineHeight")&&n.push("lineHeight"),s.style.lineHeight="",e.fn.autosize=function(i){return this.length?(i=e.extend({},o,i||{}),s.parentNode!==document.body&&e(document.body).append(s),this.each(function(){function o(){var t,o=window.getComputedStyle?window.getComputedStyle(u,null):!1;o?(t=u.getBoundingClientRect().width,(0===t||"number"!=typeof t)&&(t=parseInt(o.width,10)),e.each(["paddingLeft","paddingRight","borderLeftWidth","borderRightWidth"],function(e,i){t-=parseInt(o[i],10)})):t=p.width(),s.style.width=Math.max(t,0)+"px"}function a(){var a={};if(t=u,s.className=i.className,s.id=i.id,d=parseInt(p.css("maxHeight"),10),e.each(n,function(e,t){a[t]=p.css(t)}),e(s).css(a).attr("wrap",p.attr("wrap")),o(),window.chrome){var r=u.style.width;u.style.width="0px",u.offsetWidth,u.style.width=r}}function r(){var e,n;t!==u?a():o(),s.value=!u.value&&i.placeholder?(p.attr("placeholder")||"")+i.append:u.value+i.append,s.style.overflowY=u.style.overflowY,n=parseInt(u.style.height,10),s.scrollTop=0,s.scrollTop=9e4,e=s.scrollTop,d&&e>d?(u.style.overflowY="scroll",e=d):(u.style.overflowY="hidden",c>e&&(e=c)),e+=w,n!==e&&(u.style.height=e+"px",f&&i.callback.call(u,u))}function l(){clearTimeout(h),h=setTimeout(function(){var e=p.width();e!==g&&(g=e,r())},parseInt(i.resizeDelay,10))}var d,c,h,u=this,p=e(u),w=0,f=e.isFunction(i.callback),z={height:u.style.height,overflow:u.style.overflow,overflowY:u.style.overflowY,wordWrap:u.style.wordWrap,resize:u.style.resize},g=p.width(),y=p.css("resize");p.data("autosize")||(p.data("autosize",!0),("border-box"===p.css("box-sizing")||"border-box"===p.css("-moz-box-sizing")||"border-box"===p.css("-webkit-box-sizing"))&&(w=p.outerHeight()-p.height()),c=Math.max(parseInt(p.css("minHeight"),10)-w||0,p.height()),p.css({overflow:"hidden",overflowY:"hidden",wordWrap:"break-word"}),"vertical"===y?p.css("resize","none"):"both"===y&&p.css("resize","horizontal"),"onpropertychange"in u?"oninput"in u?p.on("input.autosize keyup.autosize",r):p.on("propertychange.autosize",function(){"value"===event.propertyName&&r()}):p.on("input.autosize",r),i.resizeDelay!==!1&&e(window).on("resize.autosize",l),p.on("autosize.resize",r),p.on("autosize.resizeIncludeStyle",function(){t=null,r()}),p.on("autosize.destroy",function(){t=null,clearTimeout(h),e(window).off("resize",l),p.off("autosize").off(".autosize").css(z).removeData("autosize")}),r())})):this}})(window.jQuery||window.$);
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2e81b0e..76275ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"name": "jquery-autosize",
 	"description": "Automatically adjust textarea height based on user input.",
-	"version": "1.18.8",
+	"version": "1.18.9",
 	"dependencies": {},
 	"keywords": [
 		"form",
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3039449..144f71e 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Small jQuery plugin to allow dynamic resizing of textarea height, so that it gro
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### v1.18.9 - 2014/5/27
+* Minor change to fix potential IE8 negative width bug. Fixes #157 Fixes #158
+
 ### v1.18.8 - 2014/5/20
 * Minor change to logic for applying the CSS resize property. Fixes #156