diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.h b/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.h
index 872f94b8e..5dac931e5 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.h
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ namespace BlackGui
             QTimer m_resetTimer { this};  //!< reset to neutral
             QString m_originalStyleSheet; //!< stored, to be able to reset
         };
-
     } // ns
 } // ns
 
diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.ui b/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.ui
index 92c86a41b..ddb950bad 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/validationindicator.ui
@@ -6,31 +6,25 @@
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
-    <width>18</width>
+    <width>16</width>
     <height>18</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
   <property name="minimumSize">
    <size>
-    <width>10</width>
+    <width>16</width>
     <height>10</height>
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="maximumSize">
    <size>
-    <width>25</width>
+    <width>16</width>
     <height>16777215</height>
    </size>
   </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Validation Indicator</string>
   </property>
-  <property name="frameShape">
-   <enum>QFrame::StyledPanel</enum>
-  </property>
-  <property name="frameShadow">
-   <enum>QFrame::Raised</enum>
-  </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="vl_ValidationIndicator">
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
@@ -47,7 +41,7 @@
    <property name="bottomMargin">
     <number>0</number>
    </property>
-   <item>
+   <item alignment="Qt::AlignHCenter|Qt::AlignVCenter">
     <widget class="QLabel" name="lbl_Icon">
      <property name="text">
       <string/>
@@ -55,6 +49,9 @@
      <property name="pixmap">
       <pixmap resource="../../blackmisc/blackmisc.qrc">:/diagona/icons/diagona/icons/tick.png</pixmap>
      </property>
+     <property name="alignment">
+      <set>Qt::AlignJustify|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
+     </property>
     </widget>
    </item>
   </layout>