diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.cpp
index 7b49caa1f..d131c904a 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.cpp
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ void ChannelFeed::updateChannelMsgs()
 		ChanMsgItem *cmi = new ChanMsgItem(this, 0, mChannelId, it->msgId, true);
 
 		mChanMsgItems.push_back(cmi);
-		verticalLayout->addWidget(cmi);
+		verticalLayout_2->addWidget(cmi);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui
index ff368a45d..c20d519b8 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/ChannelFeed.ui
@@ -573,14 +573,7 @@ border-bottom-right-radius: 1px;
              <number>0</number>
             </property>
             <item>
-             <widget class="QFrame" name="frame_2">
-              <property name="frameShape">
-               <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-              </property>
-              <property name="frameShadow">
-               <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-              </property>
-             </widget>
+             <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2"/>
             </item>
             <item>
              <spacer name="verticalSpacer">