diff --git a/src/concerns/rtl.coffee b/src/concerns/rtl.coffee
index 9c6873b..3072abe 100644
--- a/src/concerns/rtl.coffee
+++ b/src/concerns/rtl.coffee
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@ export default
 
 	# As an easy way to support rtl, update the index to the final value
 	# when RTL is enabled. This is change is combined with reversing the order
-	# of the slides in `ssr-carousel-track`.  The downside of this appraoch is
-	# that it's not SSR friendly; the x position of the track can't be calcualted
-	# until the component mounts and it's internal width can be measured.
+	# of the slides in `ssr-carousel-track`
 	created: -> @index = @pages - @value - 1 if @rtl
diff --git a/src/ssr-carousel-track.vue b/src/ssr-carousel-track.vue
index ce7be6b..12f4494 100644
--- a/src/ssr-carousel-track.vue
+++ b/src/ssr-carousel-track.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export default
 		leftPeekingSlideIndex: Number
 		rightPeekingSlideIndex: Number
 		rtl: Boolean
+		slideWidth: Number
 
 	data: ->
 
@@ -112,7 +113,13 @@ export default
 		getSlideComponents: ->
 			slides = [...(@$slots.default || []), ...(@$slots.clones || [])]
 			.filter (vnode) -> !vnode.text
-			if @rtl then slides = slides.reverse()
+
+			# Reverses the slide if rtl and if the slide slide width is known. This
+			# second condition exists to prevent the reversal from happening on SSR.
+			# Which is important because this logic is paired with setting the
+			# intial index to the last page which can't be known until the slide
+			# width is known.
+			if @rtl and @slideWidth then slides = slides.reverse()
 			return slides
 
 		# Makes a clone of the vnode properties we'll be updating so the changes
diff --git a/src/ssr-carousel.vue b/src/ssr-carousel.vue
index 55c181b..b473ec4 100644
--- a/src/ssr-carousel.vue
+++ b/src/ssr-carousel.vue
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 					leftPeekingSlideIndex,
 					rightPeekingSlideIndex,
 					rtl,
+					slideWidth,
 				}`)
 
 				//- Render the slotted slides