diff --git a/src/syncterm/term.c b/src/syncterm/term.c
index 4022db5153472aef70780769aecc5db2eeae85b7..21379d10aa106d911cf987088276d2d32f93bbe0 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/term.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/term.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void update_status(struct bbslist *bbs, int speed, int ooii_mode)
 	lastupd=now;
 	oldspeed=speed;
 	timeon=now - bbs->connected;
-    gettextinfo(&txtinfo);
+	gettextinfo(&txtinfo);
 	oldscroll=_wscroll;
 	hold_update=TRUE;
 	textattr(YELLOW|(BLUE<<4));
diff --git a/src/syncterm/window.c b/src/syncterm/window.c
index bcbe49b1afae7dbcda25ecba3082c0b477eb3b0a..5faf43e5f0cb7aae392fbdd470baef3f8a42b9ca 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/window.c
+++ b/src/syncterm/window.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ get_term_win_size(int *width, int *height, int *nostatus)
 			*width=132;
 	}
 	*height=txtinfo.screenheight;
-	if(!nostatus)
+	if(!*nostatus)
 		(*height)--;
 	if(*height<24) {
 		*height=24;