diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 92a87a2..7b63041 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2010-03-23  Frederic Culot  <frederic@culot.org>
+
+	* src/wins.c (wins_sbar_winc): test added to avoid problems if
+	user does not have side bar width specified in its configuration
+	file
+	
 2010-03-22  Frederic Culot  <frederic@culot.org>
 
 	* src/calcurse.h: compilation issue related to memory functions
diff --git a/src/wins.c b/src/wins.c
index cfe1050..d1ddc1b 100755
--- a/src/wins.c
+++ b/src/wins.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$calcurse: wins.c,v 1.32 2010/03/21 10:17:04 culot Exp $	*/
+/*	$calcurse: wins.c,v 1.33 2010/03/23 13:08:46 culot Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Calcurse - text-based organizer
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ wins_set_sbar_width (unsigned perc)
 void
 wins_sbar_winc (void)
 {
-  if (sbarwidth < SBARMAXWIDTHPERC * col / 100)
+  if (sbarwidth < SBARMINWIDTH)
+    sbarwidth = SBARMINWIDTH + 1;
+  else if (sbarwidth < SBARMAXWIDTHPERC * col / 100)
     sbarwidth++;
 }