1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/alot/ui.py b/alot/ui.py
index b528518f..3a111a40 100644
--- a/alot/ui.py
+++ b/alot/ui.py
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ class UI(object):
         footerright = urwid.Text(righttxt, align='right')
         columns = urwid.Columns([
             footerleft,
-            ('fixed', len(righttxt), footerright)])
+            ('pack', footerright)])
         footer_att = settings.get_theming_attribute('global', 'footer')
         return urwid.AttrMap(columns, footer_att)