diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp
index e9471a9a5..2f8fd3234 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_text.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,12 @@ void CComponentsText::initVarText()
 	ct_text 	= "";
 	ct_old_text	= ct_text;
 	ct_text_mode	= CTextBox::AUTO_WIDTH;
+
+	/* we need a minimal borderwith of 1px because the edge-smoothing
+	(or fontrenderer?) otherwise will paint single pixels outside the
+	defined area. e.g. 'j' is leaving such residues */
 	ct_text_border	= 1;
+
 	ct_col_text	= COL_MENUCONTENT;
 	ct_text_sent	= false;
 	ct_paint_textbg = false;
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp
index cba6e25ff..b1a2d415e 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/textbox.cpp
@@ -220,10 +220,7 @@ void CTextBox::setTextFont(Font* font_text)
 
 void CTextBox::setTextBorderWidth(int border)
 {
-	/* we need a minimal borderwith of 1px because the edge-smoothing
-	(or fontrenderer?) otherwise will paint single pixels outside the
-	defined area. e.g. 'j' is leaving such residues */
-	text_border_width = (border > 0) ? border : 1;
+	text_border_width = border;
 	//Initialise the window frames first and than refresh text line array
 	initFramesAndTextArray();
 }