diff --git a/src/draw.c b/src/draw.c
index 2fe3cee..d3edd0a 100644
--- a/src/draw.c
+++ b/src/draw.c
@@ -483,8 +483,6 @@ static struct dimensions layout_render(cairo_surface_t *srf, colored_layout *cl,
         pango_layout_get_pixel_size(cl->l, NULL, &h_text);
 
         int bg_height = MAX(settings.notification_height, (2 * settings.padding) + h);
-        double bg_half_height = settings.notification_height/2.0;
-        int pango_offset = (int) floor(h/2.0);
 
         cairo_surface_t *content = render_background(srf, cl, cl_next, dim.y, dim.w, bg_height, first, last);
         cairo_t *c = cairo_create(content);
@@ -502,7 +500,7 @@ static struct dimensions layout_render(cairo_surface_t *srf, colored_layout *cl,
         if (settings.notification_height <= (2 * settings.padding) + h)
                 dim.y += h + 2 * settings.padding;
         else
-                dim.y += 2 *( (int) (ceil(bg_half_height) - pango_offset));
+                dim.y += settings.notification_height;
 
         cairo_destroy(c);
         cairo_surface_destroy(content);
diff --git a/src/icon.c b/src/icon.c
index 9685940..73322f1 100644
--- a/src/icon.c
+++ b/src/icon.c
@@ -161,11 +161,11 @@ cairo_surface_t *icon_get_for_notification(const notification *n)
                 if (w >= h) {
                         scaled = gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple(pixbuf,
                                         settings.max_icon_size,
-                                        (int) ((double) settings.max_icon_size / w * h),
+                                        (settings.max_icon_size * h) / w,
                                         GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR);
                 } else {
                         scaled = gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple(pixbuf,
-                                        (int) ((double) settings.max_icon_size / h * w),
+                                        (settings.max_icon_size * w) / h,
                                         settings.max_icon_size,
                                         GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR);
                 }