diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index f673944..89a81ba 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ chart.enableAnimation();
 ```javascript
 new EasyPieChart(element, {
   barColor: function(percent) {
-    var ctx = this.renderer.getCtx();
-    var canvas = this.renderer.getCanvas();
+    var ctx = this.renderer.ctx();
+    var canvas = this.renderer.canvas();
     var gradient = ctx.createLinearGradient(0,0,canvas.width,0);
         gradient.addColorStop(0, "#ffe57e");
         gradient.addColorStop(1, "#de5900");
@@ -265,4 +265,4 @@ Thanks to [Rafal Bromirski](http://www.paranoida.com/) for designing [this dribb
 
 
 ## Copyright
-Copyright (c) 2015 Robert Fleischmann, contributors. Released under the MIT, GPL licenses
+Copyright (c) 2016 Robert Fleischmann, contributors. Released under the MIT, GPL licenses
diff --git a/dist/angular.easypiechart.js b/dist/angular.easypiechart.js
index b071510..5272128 100644
--- a/dist/angular.easypiechart.js
+++ b/dist/angular.easypiechart.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     // like Node.
     module.exports = factory(require("angular"));
   } else {
-    factory(angular);
+    factory(root["angular"]);
   }
 }(this, function (angular) {
 
@@ -61,11 +61,17 @@
 					};
 					scope.options = angular.extend(options, scope.options);
 
-					var pieChart = new EasyPieChart(element[0], options);
+					var pieChart = new EasyPieChart(element[0], options),
+						currentValue = 0;
 
 					scope.$watch('percent', function(newVal, oldVal) {
+						currentValue = newVal;
 						pieChart.update(newVal);
 					});
+
+					scope.$on('update-easy-pie-chart', function() {
+						pieChart.update(currentValue);
+					});
 				}
 			};
 		}]);
diff --git a/dist/angular.easypiechart.min.js b/dist/angular.easypiechart.min.js
index 4e6bcea..3e21b41 100644
--- a/dist/angular.easypiechart.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular.easypiechart.min.js
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
  * @author Robert Fleischmann <rendro87@gmail.com> (http://robert-fleischmann.de)
  * @version 2.1.7
  **/
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+!function(a,b){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["angular"],function(a){return b(a)}):"object"==typeof exports?module.exports=b(require("angular")):b(a.angular)}(this,function(a){!function(a){"use strict";return a.module("easypiechart",[]).directive("easypiechart",[function(){return{restrict:"AE",require:"?ngModel",scope:{percent:"=",options:"="},link:function(b,d,e){b.percent=b.percent||0;var f={barColor:"#ef1e25",trackColor:"#f9f9f9",scaleColor:"#dfe0e0",scaleLength:5,lineCap:"round",lineWidth:3,size:110,rotate:0,animate:{duration:1e3,enabled:!0}};b.options=a.extend(f,b.options);var g=new c(d[0],f),h=0;b.$watch("percent",function(a,b){h=a,g.update(a)}),b.$on("update-easy-pie-chart",function(){g.update(h)})}}}])}(a);var b=function(a,b){var c,d=document.createElement("canvas");a.appendChild(d),"object"==typeof G_vmlCanvasManager&&G_vmlCanvasManager.initElement(d);var e=d.getContext("2d");d.width=d.height=b.size;var f=1;window.devicePixelRatio>1&&(f=window.devicePixelRatio,d.style.width=d.style.height=[b.size,"px"].join(""),d.width=d.height=b.size*f,e.scale(f,f)),e.translate(b.size/2,b.size/2),e.rotate((-.5+b.rotate/180)*Math.PI);var g=(b.size-b.lineWidth)/2;b.scaleColor&&b.scaleLength&&(g-=b.scaleLength+2),Date.now=Date.now||function(){return+new Date};var h=function(a,b,c){c=Math.min(Math.max(-1,c||0),1);var d=c<=0;e.beginPath(),e.arc(0,0,g,0,2*Math.PI*c,d),e.strokeStyle=a,e.lineWidth=b,e.stroke()},i=function(){var a,c;e.lineWidth=1,e.fillStyle=b.scaleColor,e.save();for(var d=24;d>0;--d)d%6===0?(c=b.scaleLength,a=0):(c=.6*b.scaleLength,a=b.scaleLength-c),e.fillRect(-b.size/2+a,0,c,1),e.rotate(Math.PI/12);e.restore()},j=function(){return window.requestAnimationFrame||window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame||window.mozRequestAnimationFrame||function(a){window.setTimeout(a,1e3/60)}}(),k=function(){b.scaleColor&&i(),b.trackColor&&h(b.trackColor,b.trackWidth||b.lineWidth,1)};this.getCanvas=function(){return d},this.getCtx=function(){return e},this.clear=function(){e.clearRect(b.size/-2,b.size/-2,b.size,b.size)},this.draw=function(a){b.scaleColor||b.trackColor?e.getImageData&&e.putImageData?c?e.putImageData(c,0,0):(k(),c=e.getImageData(0,0,b.size*f,b.size*f)):(this.clear(),k()):this.clear(),e.lineCap=b.lineCap;var d;d="function"==typeof b.barColor?b.barColor(a):b.barColor,h(d,b.lineWidth,a/100)}.bind(this),this.animate=function(a,c){var d=Date.now();b.onStart(a,c);var e=function(){var f=Math.min(Date.now()-d,b.animate.duration),g=b.easing(this,f,a,c-a,b.animate.duration);this.draw(g),b.onStep(a,c,g),f>=b.animate.duration?b.onStop(a,c):j(e)}.bind(this);j(e)}.bind(this)},c=function(a,c){var d={barColor:"#ef1e25",trackColor:"#f9f9f9",scaleColor:"#dfe0e0",scaleLength:5,lineCap:"round",lineWidth:3,trackWidth:void 0,size:110,rotate:0,animate:{duration:1e3,enabled:!0},easing:function(a,b,c,d,e){return b/=e/2,b<1?d/2*b*b+c:-d/2*(--b*(b-2)-1)+c},onStart:function(a,b){},onStep:function(a,b,c){},onStop:function(a,b){}};if("undefined"!=typeof b)d.renderer=b;else{if("undefined"==typeof SVGRenderer)throw new Error("Please load either the SVG- or the CanvasRenderer");d.renderer=SVGRenderer}var e={},f=0,g=function(){this.el=a,this.options=e;for(var b in d)d.hasOwnProperty(b)&&(e[b]=c&&"undefined"!=typeof c[b]?c[b]:d[b],"function"==typeof e[b]&&(e[b]=e[b].bind(this)));"string"==typeof e.easing&&"undefined"!=typeof jQuery&&jQuery.isFunction(jQuery.easing[e.easing])?e.easing=jQuery.easing[e.easing]:e.easing=d.easing,"number"==typeof e.animate&&(e.animate={duration:e.animate,enabled:!0}),"boolean"!=typeof e.animate||e.animate||(e.animate={duration:1e3,enabled:e.animate}),this.renderer=new e.renderer(a,e),this.renderer.draw(f),a.dataset&&a.dataset.percent?this.update(parseFloat(a.dataset.percent)):a.getAttribute&&a.getAttribute("data-percent")&&this.update(parseFloat(a.getAttribute("data-percent")))}.bind(this);this.update=function(a){return a=parseFloat(a),e.animate.enabled?this.renderer.animate(f,a):this.renderer.draw(a),f=a,this}.bind(this),this.disableAnimation=function(){return e.animate.enabled=!1,this},this.enableAnimation=function(){return e.animate.enabled=!0,this},g()}});
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diff --git a/dist/easypiechart.min.js b/dist/easypiechart.min.js
index 4c638e7..3a2ea50 100644
--- a/dist/easypiechart.min.js
+++ b/dist/easypiechart.min.js
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
  * @author Robert Fleischmann <rendro87@gmail.com> (http://robert-fleischmann.de)
  * @version 2.1.7
  **/
-!function(a,b){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],function(){return a.EasyPieChart=b()}):"object"==typeof exports?module.exports=b():a.EasyPieChart=b()}(this,function(){var a=function(a,b){var c,d=document.createElement("canvas");a.appendChild(d),"object"==typeof G_vmlCanvasManager&&G_vmlCanvasManager.initElement(d);var e=d.getContext("2d");d.width=d.height=b.size;var f=1;window.devicePixelRatio>1&&(f=window.devicePixelRatio,d.style.width=d.style.height=[b.size,"px"].join(""),d.width=d.height=b.size*f,e.scale(f,f)),e.translate(b.size/2,b.size/2),e.rotate((-0.5+b.rotate/180)*Math.PI);var g=(b.size-b.lineWidth)/2;b.scaleColor&&b.scaleLength&&(g-=b.scaleLength+2),Date.now=Date.now||function(){return+new Date};var h=function(a,b,c){c=Math.min(Math.max(-1,c||0),1);var d=0>=c?!0:!1;e.beginPath(),e.arc(0,0,g,0,2*Math.PI*c,d),e.strokeStyle=a,e.lineWidth=b,e.stroke()},i=function(){var a,c;e.lineWidth=1,e.fillStyle=b.scaleColor,e.save();for(var d=24;d>0;--d)d%6===0?(c=b.scaleLength,a=0):(c=.6*b.scaleLength,a=b.scaleLength-c),e.fillRect(-b.size/2+a,0,c,1),e.rotate(Math.PI/12);e.restore()},j=function(){return window.requestAnimationFrame||window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame||window.mozRequestAnimationFrame||function(a){window.setTimeout(a,1e3/60)}}(),k=function(){b.scaleColor&&i(),b.trackColor&&h(b.trackColor,b.trackWidth||b.lineWidth,1)};this.getCanvas=function(){return d},this.getCtx=function(){return e},this.clear=function(){e.clearRect(b.size/-2,b.size/-2,b.size,b.size)},this.draw=function(a){b.scaleColor||b.trackColor?e.getImageData&&e.putImageData?c?e.putImageData(c,0,0):(k(),c=e.getImageData(0,0,b.size*f,b.size*f)):(this.clear(),k()):this.clear(),e.lineCap=b.lineCap;var d;d="function"==typeof b.barColor?b.barColor(a):b.barColor,h(d,b.lineWidth,a/100)}.bind(this),this.animate=function(a,c){var d=Date.now();b.onStart(a,c);var e=function(){var f=Math.min(Date.now()-d,b.animate.duration),g=b.easing(this,f,a,c-a,b.animate.duration);this.draw(g),b.onStep(a,c,g),f>=b.animate.duration?b.onStop(a,c):j(e)}.bind(this);j(e)}.bind(this)},b=function(b,c){var d={barColor:"#ef1e25",trackColor:"#f9f9f9",scaleColor:"#dfe0e0",scaleLength:5,lineCap:"round",lineWidth:3,trackWidth:void 0,size:110,rotate:0,animate:{duration:1e3,enabled:!0},easing:function(a,b,c,d,e){return b/=e/2,1>b?d/2*b*b+c:-d/2*(--b*(b-2)-1)+c},onStart:function(a,b){},onStep:function(a,b,c){},onStop:function(a,b){}};if("undefined"!=typeof a)d.renderer=a;else{if("undefined"==typeof SVGRenderer)throw new Error("Please load either the SVG- or the CanvasRenderer");d.renderer=SVGRenderer}var e={},f=0,g=function(){this.el=b,this.options=e;for(var a in d)d.hasOwnProperty(a)&&(e[a]=c&&"undefined"!=typeof c[a]?c[a]:d[a],"function"==typeof e[a]&&(e[a]=e[a].bind(this)));"string"==typeof e.easing&&"undefined"!=typeof jQuery&&jQuery.isFunction(jQuery.easing[e.easing])?e.easing=jQuery.easing[e.easing]:e.easing=d.easing,"number"==typeof e.animate&&(e.animate={duration:e.animate,enabled:!0}),"boolean"!=typeof e.animate||e.animate||(e.animate={duration:1e3,enabled:e.animate}),this.renderer=new e.renderer(b,e),this.renderer.draw(f),b.dataset&&b.dataset.percent?this.update(parseFloat(b.dataset.percent)):b.getAttribute&&b.getAttribute("data-percent")&&this.update(parseFloat(b.getAttribute("data-percent")))}.bind(this);this.update=function(a){return a=parseFloat(a),e.animate.enabled?this.renderer.animate(f,a):this.renderer.draw(a),f=a,this}.bind(this),this.disableAnimation=function(){return e.animate.enabled=!1,this},this.enableAnimation=function(){return e.animate.enabled=!0,this},g()};return b});
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+!function(a,b){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define([],function(){return a.EasyPieChart=b()}):"object"==typeof exports?module.exports=b():a.EasyPieChart=b()}(this,function(){var a=function(a,b){var c,d=document.createElement("canvas");a.appendChild(d),"object"==typeof G_vmlCanvasManager&&G_vmlCanvasManager.initElement(d);var e=d.getContext("2d");d.width=d.height=b.size;var f=1;window.devicePixelRatio>1&&(f=window.devicePixelRatio,d.style.width=d.style.height=[b.size,"px"].join(""),d.width=d.height=b.size*f,e.scale(f,f)),e.translate(b.size/2,b.size/2),e.rotate((-.5+b.rotate/180)*Math.PI);var g=(b.size-b.lineWidth)/2;b.scaleColor&&b.scaleLength&&(g-=b.scaleLength+2),Date.now=Date.now||function(){return+new Date};var h=function(a,b,c){c=Math.min(Math.max(-1,c||0),1);var d=c<=0;e.beginPath(),e.arc(0,0,g,0,2*Math.PI*c,d),e.strokeStyle=a,e.lineWidth=b,e.stroke()},i=function(){var a,c;e.lineWidth=1,e.fillStyle=b.scaleColor,e.save();for(var d=24;d>0;--d)d%6===0?(c=b.scaleLength,a=0):(c=.6*b.scaleLength,a=b.scaleLength-c),e.fillRect(-b.size/2+a,0,c,1),e.rotate(Math.PI/12);e.restore()},j=function(){return window.requestAnimationFrame||window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame||window.mozRequestAnimationFrame||function(a){window.setTimeout(a,1e3/60)}}(),k=function(){b.scaleColor&&i(),b.trackColor&&h(b.trackColor,b.trackWidth||b.lineWidth,1)};this.getCanvas=function(){return d},this.getCtx=function(){return e},this.clear=function(){e.clearRect(b.size/-2,b.size/-2,b.size,b.size)},this.draw=function(a){b.scaleColor||b.trackColor?e.getImageData&&e.putImageData?c?e.putImageData(c,0,0):(k(),c=e.getImageData(0,0,b.size*f,b.size*f)):(this.clear(),k()):this.clear(),e.lineCap=b.lineCap;var d;d="function"==typeof b.barColor?b.barColor(a):b.barColor,h(d,b.lineWidth,a/100)}.bind(this),this.animate=function(a,c){var d=Date.now();b.onStart(a,c);var e=function(){var f=Math.min(Date.now()-d,b.animate.duration),g=b.easing(this,f,a,c-a,b.animate.duration);this.draw(g),b.onStep(a,c,g),f>=b.animate.duration?b.onStop(a,c):j(e)}.bind(this);j(e)}.bind(this)},b=function(b,c){var d={barColor:"#ef1e25",trackColor:"#f9f9f9",scaleColor:"#dfe0e0",scaleLength:5,lineCap:"round",lineWidth:3,trackWidth:void 0,size:110,rotate:0,animate:{duration:1e3,enabled:!0},easing:function(a,b,c,d,e){return b/=e/2,b<1?d/2*b*b+c:-d/2*(--b*(b-2)-1)+c},onStart:function(a,b){},onStep:function(a,b,c){},onStop:function(a,b){}};if("undefined"!=typeof a)d.renderer=a;else{if("undefined"==typeof SVGRenderer)throw new Error("Please load either the SVG- or the CanvasRenderer");d.renderer=SVGRenderer}var e={},f=0,g=function(){this.el=b,this.options=e;for(var a in d)d.hasOwnProperty(a)&&(e[a]=c&&"undefined"!=typeof c[a]?c[a]:d[a],"function"==typeof e[a]&&(e[a]=e[a].bind(this)));"string"==typeof e.easing&&"undefined"!=typeof jQuery&&jQuery.isFunction(jQuery.easing[e.easing])?e.easing=jQuery.easing[e.easing]:e.easing=d.easing,"number"==typeof e.animate&&(e.animate={duration:e.animate,enabled:!0}),"boolean"!=typeof e.animate||e.animate||(e.animate={duration:1e3,enabled:e.animate}),this.renderer=new e.renderer(b,e),this.renderer.draw(f),b.dataset&&b.dataset.percent?this.update(parseFloat(b.dataset.percent)):b.getAttribute&&b.getAttribute("data-percent")&&this.update(parseFloat(b.getAttribute("data-percent")))}.bind(this);this.update=function(a){return a=parseFloat(a),e.animate.enabled?this.renderer.animate(f,a):this.renderer.draw(a),f=a,this}.bind(this),this.disableAnimation=function(){return e.animate.enabled=!1,this},this.enableAnimation=function(){return e.animate.enabled=!0,this},g()};return b});
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diff --git a/dist/jquery.easypiechart.js b/dist/jquery.easypiechart.js
index 5ac3dc1..db5718b 100644
--- a/dist/jquery.easypiechart.js
+++ b/dist/jquery.easypiechart.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     // like Node.
     module.exports = factory(require("jquery"));
   } else {
-    factory(jQuery);
+    factory(root["jQuery"]);
   }
 }(this, function ($) {
 
diff --git a/dist/jquery.easypiechart.min.js b/dist/jquery.easypiechart.min.js
index efa45d0..cf80154 100644
--- a/dist/jquery.easypiechart.min.js
+++ b/dist/jquery.easypiechart.min.js
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
  * @author Robert Fleischmann <rendro87@gmail.com> (http://robert-fleischmann.de)
  * @version 2.1.7
  **/
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diff --git a/src/angular.directive.js b/src/angular.directive.js
index d1f9701..71894db 100644
--- a/src/angular.directive.js
+++ b/src/angular.directive.js
@@ -36,11 +36,17 @@
 					};
 					scope.options = angular.extend(options, scope.options);
 
-					var pieChart = new EasyPieChart(element[0], options);
+					var pieChart = new EasyPieChart(element[0], options),
+						currentValue = 0;
 
 					scope.$watch('percent', function(newVal, oldVal) {
+						currentValue = newVal;
 						pieChart.update(newVal);
 					});
+
+					scope.$on('update-easy-pie-chart', function() {
+						pieChart.update(currentValue);
+					});
 				}
 			};
 		}]);