diff --git a/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua b/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua
index c5dc60089..ab8aa7753 100644
--- a/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua
+++ b/frontend/ui/widget/progresswidget.lua
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ local ProgressWidget = Widget:new{
     bordercolor = Blitbuffer.COLOR_BLACK,
     bgcolor = Blitbuffer.COLOR_WHITE,
     altcolor = Blitbuffer.COLOR_LIGHT_GRAY,
-    rectdim = 2/3,
+    rectdim = 1/2,
     percentage = nil,
     ticks = nil,
     tick_width = Screen:scaleBySize(3),