diff --git a/assets/WireIt.css b/assets/WireIt.css
index 6e2c67ec..fd9bb03c 100644
--- a/assets/WireIt.css
+++ b/assets/WireIt.css
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ div.WireIt-Container div.body {
 }
 
 div.WireIt-Container-ddhandle {
-   width: 100%;
    height: 22px;
    background-color: #3366CC;
  	cursor: move;
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ div.WireIt-Container-ddhandle {
 	padding-top: 3px;
 	line-height:150%;
 	color:white;
+ 	border: 2px solid #3366CC;
 	font-weight:bold;
 	text-align:center;
 	font-size: 10pt;
diff --git a/js/CanvasContainer.js b/js/CanvasContainer.js
index 42140122..659a0783 100644
--- a/js/CanvasContainer.js
+++ b/js/CanvasContainer.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ YAHOO.lang.extend(WireIt.CanvasContainer, WireIt.Container, {
 		
 		// resize the canvas
 		// TODO: do not hardcode those sizes !!
-		this.canvasWidth = (size[0]-14);
+		this.canvasWidth = (size[0]-10);
 		this.canvasHeight = (size[1]-( this.ddHandle ? 44 : 14) );
 		this.canvasEl.SetCanvasRegion(0,0, this.canvasWidth, this.canvasHeight );