diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
index 599a9ba..8b44dbf 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 	public function localize_scripts() {
 		// backstretch settings which can be filtered
 		$backstretch_vars = apply_filters( 'display_featured_image_genesis_backstretch_variables', array(
-			'centeredX' => $this->setting['centeredX'],
-			'centeredY' => $this->setting['centeredY'],
+			'centeredX' => $this->setting['centeredX'] ? 'center' : 'left',
+			'centeredY' => $this->setting['centeredY'] ? 'center' : 'top',
 			'fade'      => $this->setting['fade'],
 		) );
 
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 				'medium_large' => $medium_large[3] ? $medium_large[2] : '',
 			),
 			'height'       => (int) $this->setting['less_header'],
-			'centeredX'    => (bool) $backstretch_vars['centeredX'],
-			'centeredY'    => (bool) $backstretch_vars['centeredY'],
+			'alignX'       => $backstretch_vars['centeredX'],
+			'alignY'       => $backstretch_vars['centeredY'],
 			'fade'         => (int) $backstretch_vars['fade'],
 			'title'        => esc_attr( $this->get_image_alt_text( $image_id ) ),
 		);
diff --git a/includes/js/backstretch-set.js b/includes/js/backstretch-set.js
index add97d2..0bf828e 100644
--- a/includes/js/backstretch-set.js
+++ b/includes/js/backstretch-set.js
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@
 
 		$el.backstretch(
 			[ _getSource() ], {
-				centeredX: Boolean( plugin.params.centeredX ),
-				centeredY: Boolean( plugin.params.centeredY ),
-				fade: parseInt( plugin.params.fade )
+				alignX: plugin.params.alignX,
+				alignY: plugin.params.alignY,
+				fade: parseInt( plugin.params.fade ),
+				scale: 'cover'
 			}
 		);