diff -Naur a/src/render.c b/src/render.c
--- a/src/render.c	2016-11-08 13:54:01.000000000 -0500
+++ b/src/render.c	2016-11-24 23:24:00.213726032 -0500
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@
  * Returns the height for the decorations
  */
 int render_deco_height(void) {
-    int deco_height = config.font.height + 4;
-    if (config.font.height & 0x01)
-        ++deco_height;
-    return deco_height;
+    return config.font.height + 2;
 }
 
 /*