diff --git a/twitterwidgets.py b/twitterwidgets.py
index 42c7370..28dd689 100644
--- a/twitterwidgets.py
+++ b/twitterwidgets.py
@@ -278,16 +278,16 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
         self.app_button = gtk.Button()
         via_label = gtk.Label(' via ')
         self.header = gtk.Button()
-        header_box = gtk.HBox()
-        header_box.pack_start(self.user_button, expand=False)
-        header_box.pack_start(self.time_label, expand=False)
-        header_box.pack_start(via_label, expand=False)
-        header_box.pack_start(self.app_button, expand=False)
-        text_box.pack_start(header_box)
+        label_box = gtk.HBox()
+        label_box.pack_start(self.user_button, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(self.time_label, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(via_label, expand=False)
+        label_box.pack_start(self.app_button, expand=False)
+        text_box.pack_start(label_box)
 
         # Set the header's properties
-        header_box.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
-        header_box.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
+        label_box.modify_text(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#ffffff"))
+        label_box.modify_bg(gtk.STATE_NORMAL,gtk.gdk.color_parse("#8888ff"))
         self.user_button.set_relief(gtk.RELIEF_NONE)
         self.user_button.set_alignment(0.0, 0.0)