diff --git a/src/gui/epgview.cpp b/src/gui/epgview.cpp
index 5ef031669..d3bf7e9db 100644
--- a/src/gui/epgview.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/epgview.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ void CEpgData::start()
 	font_title   = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_MENU_TITLE]; //NI
 	topheight    = font_title->getHeight();
 	topboxheight = topheight + 6;
-	botboxheight = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_EPG_DATE]->getHeight() + 6;
+	botboxheight = g_Font[SNeutrinoSettings::FONT_TYPE_EPG_DATE]->getHeight() + 2*OFFSET_INNER_MIN;
 	// not really a CComponentsFooter but let's take its height
 	CComponentsFooter footer;
 	buttonheight = footer.getHeight();