diff --git a/src/ViewTask.cpp b/src/ViewTask.cpp
index 31164f768..b87add4df 100644
--- a/src/ViewTask.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewTask.cpp
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ std::string ViewTask::render (std::vector <Task>& data, std::vector <int>& seque
   std::vector <int> widths;
   if (_width == 0 || sum_ideal <= overage)
     widths = ideal;
-  else if (sum_minimal > overage)
+  else if (sum_minimal > overage || overage < 0)
 //    throw std::string ("There is not enough horizontal width to display the results.");
     widths = minimal;
-  else
+  else if (overage > 0)
   {
     widths = minimal;
     overage -= sum_minimal;
diff --git a/src/ViewText.cpp b/src/ViewText.cpp
index ea588fa80..287942b3b 100644
--- a/src/ViewText.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewText.cpp
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ std::string ViewText::render ()
   std::vector <int> widths;
   if (sum_ideal <= overage)
     widths = ideal;
-  else if (sum_minimal > overage)
+  else if (sum_minimal > overage || overage < 0)
 //    throw std::string ("There is not enough horizontal width to display the results.");
     widths = minimal;
-  else
+  else if (overage > 0)
   {
     widths = minimal;
     overage -= sum_minimal;
diff --git a/src/text.cpp b/src/text.cpp
index b2f4e9e81..6041a3fab 100644
--- a/src/text.cpp
+++ b/src/text.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ void wrapText (
   std::string copy = text;
   std::string line;
 
+  int modified_width = width > 0 ? width : 1;
+
   while (copy.length ())  // Used as Boolean, therefore UTF8 safe.
   {
-    extractLine (copy, line, width);
+    extractLine (copy, line, modified_width);
     lines.push_back (line);
   }
 }