diff --git a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
index bcae4f565..dfde6c40f 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
+++ b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-bar-window.c
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ gui_bar_window_draw (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
     int x, y, items_count, num_lines, line;
     enum t_gui_bar_filling filling;
     char *content, **items;
-    char space_with_reinit_color[32], str_start_input[16], str_cursor[16];
+    char str_start_input[16], str_cursor[16];
     char *pos_start_input, *pos_cursor, *buf, *new_start_input;
-    int length_reinit_color, length_on_screen, chars_available;
+    int length_on_screen, chars_available;
     int length_screen_before_cursor, length_screen_after_cursor;
     int total_length_screen, diff, max_length, optimal_number_of_lines;
     int some_data_not_displayed;
@@ -358,15 +358,6 @@ gui_bar_window_draw (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
     if (!gui_init_ok)
         return;
     
-    snprintf (space_with_reinit_color,
-              sizeof (space_with_reinit_color),
-              "%c%c%02d,%02d ",
-              GUI_COLOR_COLOR_CHAR,
-              GUI_COLOR_FG_BG_CHAR,
-              CONFIG_COLOR(bar_window->bar->options[GUI_BAR_OPTION_COLOR_FG]),
-              CONFIG_COLOR(bar_window->bar->options[GUI_BAR_OPTION_COLOR_BG]));
-    length_reinit_color = strlen (space_with_reinit_color);
-    
     snprintf (str_start_input, sizeof (str_start_input), "%c%c%c",
               GUI_COLOR_COLOR_CHAR,
               GUI_COLOR_BAR_CHAR,
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-bar-window.c b/src/gui/gui-bar-window.c
index ce34c726d..035160785 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-bar-window.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-bar-window.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ gui_bar_window_content_get_with_filling (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
     enum t_gui_bar_filling filling;
     char *ptr_content, *content, reinit_color[32], reinit_color_space[32];
     char *item_value, *item_value2, ****split_items, **linear_items;
-    int index_content, content_length, i, sub, j, k, index;
+    int index_content, content_length, i, first_sub_item, sub, j, k, index;
     int length_reinit_color, length_reinit_color_space;
     int length, max_length, max_length_screen, total_items, columns, lines;
     
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ gui_bar_window_content_get_with_filling (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
         case GUI_BAR_FILLING_VERTICAL:   /* items separated by \n */
             for (i = 0; i < bar_window->items_count; i++)
             {
+                first_sub_item = 1;
                 for (sub = 0; sub < bar_window->items_subcount[i]; sub++)
                 {
                     ptr_content = gui_bar_window_content_get (bar_window, window,
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ gui_bar_window_content_get_with_filling (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
                             content_length += length_reinit_color_space +
                                 strlen ((item_value) ? item_value : ptr_content);
                             content = realloc (content, content_length);
-                            if (sub == 0)
+                            if (first_sub_item)
                             {
                                 /* first sub item: insert space after last item */
                                 if (gui_bar_get_filling (bar_window->bar) == GUI_BAR_FILLING_HORIZONTAL)
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ gui_bar_window_content_get_with_filling (struct t_gui_bar_window *bar_window,
                             }
                             strcat (content,
                                     (item_value) ? item_value : ptr_content);
+                            first_sub_item = 0;
                         }
                         if (item_value)
                             free (item_value);