diff --git a/dist/sqv-bundle.js b/dist/sqv-bundle.js
index e73cddc..867d76e 100644
--- a/dist/sqv-bundle.js
+++ b/dist/sqv-bundle.js
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@ class ProSeqViewer {
         let labelsContainer = '';
         const noGapsLabels = [];
         if (labels.length > 0) {
-            if (indexesLocation == 'top' || 'both') {
+            if (indexesLocation != 'lateral') {
                 labelshtml += `<span class="lbl-hidden" style="margin-bottom:${lineSeparation};"></span>`;
             }
             let flag;
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ class ProSeqViewer {
         let idx;
         let cells = '';
         for (let x = 1; x <= maxIdx; x++) {
-            if (indexesLocation == 'top' || 'both') {
+            if (indexesLocation != 'lateral') {
                 cells = this.addTopIndexes(chunkSize, x, maxTop, lineSeparation);
             }
             ;
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ class ProSeqViewer {
             cells = '';
             if (chunkSize > 0 && x % chunkSize === 0) {
                 // considering the row of top indexes
-                if (indexesLocation != 'top' || 'both') {
+                if (indexesLocation != 'top') {
                     idxNum += chunkSize; // lateral index (set only if top indexes missing)
                     idx = idxNum - (chunkSize - 1);
                     // adding labels
@@ -1300,16 +1300,13 @@ class ProSeqViewer {
                         index = gapsContainer; // lateral number indexes
                     }
                     else {
-                        if (indexesLocation == 'lateral' || 'both') {
-                            index = labelsContainer + gapsContainer; // lateral number indexes + labels
-                        }
-                        else {
-                            index = labelsContainer; // lateral number indexes + labels
-                        }
+                        // if(indexesLocation == 'both'){
+                        index = labelsContainer + gapsContainer; // lateral number indexes + labels
+                        // }
                     }
                 }
                 else {
-                    index = labelsContainer;
+                    index = labelsContainer; // top
                 }
                 index = `<div class="idx hidden">${index}</div>`;
                 style = `font-size: ${fontSize};`;
@@ -1320,11 +1317,11 @@ class ProSeqViewer {
                     style += 'margin-right: ' + chunkSeparation + 'em;';
                 }
                 let chunk = '';
-                if (labelsFlag || options.consensusType || indexesLocation == 'lateral' || indexesLocation == 'both') {
+                if (labelsFlag || options.consensusType || indexesLocation == 'both' || indexesLocation == 'lateral') { // both
                     chunk = `<div class="cnk" style="${style}">${index}<div class="crds">${cards}</div></div>`;
                 }
                 else {
-                    chunk = `<div class="cnk" style="${style}"><div class="idx hidden"></div><div class="crds">${cards}</div></div>`;
+                    chunk = `<div class="cnk" style="${style}"><div class="idx hidden"></div><div class="crds">${cards}</div></div>`; // top
                 }
                 cards = '';
                 index = '';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45198c2..c4cc382 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "proseqviewer",
-  "version": "1.1.7",
+  "version": "1.1.9",
   "main": "index.js",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/src/lib/proseqviewer.ts b/src/lib/proseqviewer.ts
index b3822cb..5505dc7 100644
--- a/src/lib/proseqviewer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/proseqviewer.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class ProSeqViewer {
     const noGapsLabels = [];
 
     if (labels.length > 0) {
-      if (indexesLocation == 'top' || 'both') {
+      if (indexesLocation != 'lateral') {
         labelshtml += `<span class="lbl-hidden" style="margin-bottom:${lineSeparation};"></span>`;
       }
       let flag;
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ export class ProSeqViewer {
     let idx;
     let cells = '';
     for (let x = 1; x <= maxIdx; x++) {
-      if (indexesLocation == 'top' || 'both') {cells = this.addTopIndexes(chunkSize, x, maxTop, lineSeparation)};
+      if (indexesLocation != 'lateral') {cells = this.addTopIndexes(chunkSize, x, maxTop, lineSeparation)};
 
       for (let y = 0; y < data.length; y++) {
         entity = data[y][x];
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ export class ProSeqViewer {
 
       if (chunkSize > 0 && x % chunkSize === 0) {
         // considering the row of top indexes
-        if (indexesLocation != 'top' || 'both') {
+        if (indexesLocation != 'top') {
           idxNum += chunkSize; // lateral index (set only if top indexes missing)
           idx = idxNum - (chunkSize - 1);
           // adding labels
@@ -332,14 +332,10 @@ export class ProSeqViewer {
           if (!labelsFlag) {
             index = gapsContainer;  // lateral number indexes
           } else {
-            if(indexesLocation == 'lateral' || 'both'){
               index = labelsContainer  + gapsContainer;  // lateral number indexes + labels
-            } else {
-              index = labelsContainer;  // lateral number indexes + labels
-            }
           }
           } else {
-            index = labelsContainer;
+            index = labelsContainer; // top
           }
 
         index = `<div class="idx hidden">${index}</div>`;
@@ -349,10 +345,10 @@ export class ProSeqViewer {
 
         let chunk = '';
 
-        if (labelsFlag || options.consensusType || indexesLocation == 'lateral' || indexesLocation == 'both') {
+        if (labelsFlag || options.consensusType || indexesLocation == 'both' || indexesLocation == 'lateral') { // both
           chunk = `<div class="cnk" style="${style}">${index}<div class="crds">${cards}</div></div>`;
         } else {
-          chunk = `<div class="cnk" style="${style}"><div class="idx hidden"></div><div class="crds">${cards}</div></div>`;
+          chunk = `<div class="cnk" style="${style}"><div class="idx hidden"></div><div class="crds">${cards}</div></div>`; // top
         }
         cards = '';
         index = '';