diff --git a/sway/commands/bar/position.c b/sway/commands/bar/position.c
index 44bb4ae3..2870f60f 100644
--- a/sway/commands/bar/position.c
+++ b/sway/commands/bar/position.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct cmd_results *bar_cmd_position(int argc, char **argv) {
 	if (!config->current_bar) {
 		return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE, "position", "No bar defined.");
 	}
-	char *valid[] = { "top", "bottom", "left", "right" };
+	char *valid[] = { "top", "bottom" };
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(valid) / sizeof(valid[0]); ++i) {
 		if (strcasecmp(valid[i], argv[0]) == 0) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Setting bar position '%s' for bar: %s",
diff --git a/swaybar/config.c b/swaybar/config.c
index eafb0b69..1293cdae 100644
--- a/swaybar/config.c
+++ b/swaybar/config.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #define _XOPEN_SOURCE 500
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "swaybar/config.h"
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "stringop.h"
@@ -9,17 +10,12 @@
 uint32_t parse_position(const char *position) {
 	uint32_t horiz = ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_LEFT |
 		ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_RIGHT;
-	uint32_t vert = ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_TOP |
-		ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_BOTTOM;
 	if (strcmp("top", position) == 0) {
 		return ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_TOP | horiz;
 	} else if (strcmp("bottom", position) == 0) {
 		return ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_BOTTOM | horiz;
-	} else if (strcmp("left", position) == 0) {
-		return ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_LEFT | vert;
-	} else if (strcmp("right", position) == 0) {
-		return ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_RIGHT | vert;
 	} else {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Invalid position: %s, defaulting to bottom", position);
 		return ZWLR_LAYER_SURFACE_V1_ANCHOR_BOTTOM | horiz;
 	}
 }