diff --git a/aprslib/base91.py b/aprslib/base91.py
index 6ce29f4..283f152 100644
--- a/aprslib/base91.py
+++ b/aprslib/base91.py
@@ -51,21 +51,19 @@ def to_decimal(text):
     return decimal if text != '' else 0
 
 
-def from_decimal(number, padding=1):
+def from_decimal(number, width=1):
     """
     Takes a decimal and returns base91 char string.
-    With optional padding to a specific length.
+    With optional parameter for fix with output
     """
     text = []
 
     if not isinstance(number, int_type):
         raise TypeError("Expected number to be int, got %s", type(number))
-    elif not isinstance(padding, int_type):
-        raise TypeError("Expected padding to be int, got %s", type(number))
+    elif not isinstance(width, int_type):
+        raise TypeError("Expected width to be int, got %s", type(number))
     elif number < 0:
         raise ValueError("Expected number to be positive integer")
-    elif padding < 1:
-        raise ValueError("Expected padding to be >0")
     elif number > 0:
         max_n = ceil(log(number) / log(91))
 
@@ -73,9 +71,4 @@ def from_decimal(number, padding=1):
             quotient, number = divmod(number, 91**n)
             text.append(chr(33 + quotient))
 
-    text = "".join(text).lstrip('!')
-
-    # add padding if necessary
-    text = '!' * (padding-len(text)) + text
-
-    return text
+    return "".join(text).lstrip('!').rjust(max(1, width), '!')
diff --git a/tests/test_base91.py b/tests/test_base91.py
index 6e2fc7a..f6924ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_base91.py
+++ b/tests/test_base91.py
@@ -34,23 +34,21 @@ class a_FromDecimal(unittest.TestCase):
         for n in testData:
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, base91.from_decimal, n)
 
-    def test_invalid_padding_type(self):
+    def test_invalid_width_type(self):
         testData = ['0', '1', 1.0, None, [0], dict]
 
         for n in testData:
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, base91.from_decimal, 0, padding=n)
 
-    def test_valid_padding(self):
+    def test_valid_width(self):
         testData = [1, 2, 5, 10, 100]
 
         for n in testData:
             self.assertEqual(n, len(base91.from_decimal(0, n)))
 
-    def test_invalid_padding(self):
-        testData = [0, -1, -100]
-
-        for n in testData:
-            self.assertRaises(ValueError, base91.from_decimal, 0, padding=n)
+    def test_negative_width(self):
+        for n in [0, -1, -100]:
+            self.assertEqual(base91.from_decimal(0, width=n), '!')
 
 
 class b_ToDecimal(unittest.TestCase):