diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
index c2b28aed9..6bf367348 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
 
 #define COLUMN_COUNT        5
 #define COLUMN_NAME         0
-#define COLUMN_STATE        1
-#define COLUMN_LAST_CONTACT 2
-#define COLUMN_AVATAR       3
+#define COLUMN_AVATAR       1
+#define COLUMN_STATE        2
+#define COLUMN_LAST_CONTACT 3
 #define COLUMN_IP           4
 
 #define COLUMN_DATA     0 // column for storing the userdata id
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void FriendList::initializeHeader(bool /*afterLoadSettings*/)
         header->resizeSection(COLUMN_NAME, 150);
         header->resizeSection(COLUMN_LAST_CONTACT, 120);
     }*/
-    header->resizeSection(COLUMN_NAME, 220);
+    header->resizeSection(COLUMN_NAME, 200);
     header->resizeSection(COLUMN_AVATAR, COLUMN_AVATAR_WIDTH);
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
index 47483844b..10471c04f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/common/FriendList.ui
@@ -6,24 +6,15 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>337</width>
-    <height>229</height>
+    <width>475</width>
+    <height>292</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <property name="leftMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="topMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="rightMargin">
-    <number>0</number>
-   </property>
-   <property name="bottomMargin">
+   <property name="margin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
    <item>
@@ -38,16 +29,7 @@
       <property name="spacing">
        <number>3</number>
       </property>
-      <property name="leftMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="topMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="rightMargin">
-       <number>2</number>
-      </property>
-      <property name="bottomMargin">
+      <property name="margin">
        <number>2</number>
       </property>
       <item>
@@ -131,6 +113,11 @@
        <string>Friends</string>
       </property>
      </column>
+     <column>
+      <property name="text">
+       <string>Avatar</string>
+      </property>
+     </column>
      <column>
       <property name="text">
        <string>Status</string>
@@ -141,11 +128,6 @@
        <string>Last Contact</string>
       </property>
      </column>
-     <column>
-      <property name="text">
-       <string>Avatar</string>
-      </property>
-     </column>
      <column>
       <property name="text">
        <string>IP</string>