diff --git a/mikey_nodes.py b/mikey_nodes.py
index 8362e5c..341d63f 100644
--- a/mikey_nodes.py
+++ b/mikey_nodes.py
@@ -5118,6 +5118,8 @@ class TextPadderMikey:
         elif technique == 'repeat':
             # repeat but don't cut off the text
             padded_text = text * (length // len(text))
+            # fill the rest with the padding character
+            padded_text = padded_text.ljust(length, padding_character)
         return (padded_text,)
 
 NODE_CLASS_MAPPINGS = {