diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index 3fa6784..c6c54e1 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         # Build us some labels...
         for i in range(0, self.num_entries):
             self.tweets.append(TweetBox())
-            tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i])
+            tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i], expand=False)
             self.tweets[i].connect('reply', self.mytwitter.on_reply)
             self.tweets[i].connect('retweet', self.mytwitter.on_retweet)
             self.tweets[i].connect('in-reply-to', self.mytwitter.on_reply_to)