diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
index 63fc2e05..ca6da9e7 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleWindow.cs
@@ -98,14 +98,14 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
 		public void UpdateEventLog () {
 			LayoutHorizontal.Remove (LogScrolledWindow);
 			LogScrolledWindow = CreateEventLog ();
-			LayoutHorizontal.Add (LogScrolledWindow);
+			LayoutHorizontal.PackStart (LogScrolledWindow), true, true, 0);
 			ShowAll ();
 		}
 
 		public void UpdatePeopleList () {
 			LayoutHorizontal.Remove (PeopleScrolledWindow);
 			PeopleScrolledWindow = CreatePeopleList ();
-			LayoutHorizontal.Add (PeopleScrolledWindow);
+			LayoutHorizontal.PackStart (PeopleScrolledWindow, false, false, 0);
 			LayoutHorizontal.ReorderChild (PeopleScrolledWindow, 0);
 			ShowAll ();
 		}