diff --git a/src/loading-bar.js b/src/loading-bar.js
index 44e092a..2ba40fd 100644
--- a/src/loading-bar.js
+++ b/src/loading-bar.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ angular.module('cfp.loadingBar', [])
         // increment loadingbar to give the illusion that there is always
         // progress but make sure to cancel the previous timeouts so we don't
         // have multiple incs running at the same time.
-        if (autoIncrement) {
+        if (autoIncrement && status < 0.99) {
           $timeout.cancel(incTimeout);
           incTimeout = $timeout(function() {
             _inc();
diff --git a/test/loading-bar-interceptor.coffee b/test/loading-bar-interceptor.coffee
index 241967f..f7fe88e 100644
--- a/test/loading-bar-interceptor.coffee
+++ b/test/loading-bar-interceptor.coffee
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ describe 'loadingBarInterceptor Service', ->
     $timeout.flush()
     width2 = lbar.children().css('width').slice(0, -1)
     expect(width2).toBe width
+    $timeout.verifyNoPendingTasks()
+
+    # stops timeout:
+    cfpLoadingBar.set(0.993)
+    $timeout.verifyNoPendingTasks()
 
 
     cfpLoadingBar.complete()