diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/connectionmanager.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/connectionmanager.cpp
index 8de9e66e0..b7f2c98b5 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/connectionmanager.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/coreplugin/connectionmanager.cpp
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ ConnectionManager::ConnectionManager(Internal::MainWindow *mainWindow) :
 
     // put everything together
     QHBoxLayout *layout = new QHBoxLayout;
-    layout->setSpacing(5);
+    layout->setSpacing(6);
     // cheat a bit with the margin to "nicely" center things vertically
-    layout->setContentsMargins(5, 0, 5, 4);
+    layout->setContentsMargins(6, 0, 4, 2);
     setLayout(layout);
 
     layout->addWidget(new QLabel(tr("Connections:")), 0, Qt::AlignVCenter);
diff --git a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/telemetry/monitorwidget.cpp b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/telemetry/monitorwidget.cpp
index 722869652..ff0763bef 100644
--- a/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/telemetry/monitorwidget.cpp
+++ b/ground/openpilotgcs/src/plugins/telemetry/monitorwidget.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ MonitorWidget::MonitorWidget(QWidget *parent) :
 
     setScene(scene);
 
-    setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding);
+    setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
 
     // no scroll bars
     setHorizontalScrollBarPolicy(Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff);