diff --git a/src/plugins/cvs.c b/src/plugins/cvs.c
index 1f4a08c..5c6cadd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cvs.c
+++ b/src/plugins/cvs.c
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ static CVS * _cvs_init(BrowserPluginHelper * helper)
 	/* label */
 	cvs->name = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(cvs->name), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(cvs->name), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(cvs->name), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_widget_modify_font(cvs->name, font);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(cvs->widget), cvs->name, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	cvs->status = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(cvs->status), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(cvs->status), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(cvs->status), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(cvs->widget), cvs->status, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	/* checkout */
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ static GtkWidget * _init_label(GtkSizeGroup * group, char const * label,
 	hbox = gtk_hbox_new(FALSE, 4);
 #endif
 	*widget = gtk_label_new(label);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(*widget), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(*widget), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_size_group_add_widget(group, *widget);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), *widget, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	*widget = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(*widget), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(*widget), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(*widget), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), *widget, TRUE, TRUE, 0);
 	return hbox;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/git.c b/src/plugins/git.c
index 961408c..11dd518 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git.c
+++ b/src/plugins/git.c
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ static Git * _git_init(BrowserPluginHelper * helper)
 	/* label */
 	git->name = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(git->name), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(git->name), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(git->name), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_widget_modify_font(git->name, font);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(git->widget), git->name, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	git->status = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(git->status), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(git->status), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(git->status), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(git->widget), git->status, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	/* init */
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
diff --git a/src/plugins/make.c b/src/plugins/make.c
index 1852a4d..8ab9bc2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/make.c
+++ b/src/plugins/make.c
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ static Make * _make_init(BrowserPluginHelper * helper)
 	/* label */
 	make->name = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(make->name), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(make->name), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(make->name), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_widget_modify_font(make->name, font);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(make->widget), make->name, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	make->status = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(make->status), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(make->status), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(make->status), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(make->widget), make->status, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	/* directory */
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion.c b/src/plugins/subversion.c
index 7a6eea0..633982c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion.c
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion.c
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ static SVN * _subversion_init(BrowserPluginHelper * helper)
 	/* label */
 	svn->name = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(svn->name), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(svn->name), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(svn->name), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_widget_modify_font(svn->name, font);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(svn->widget), svn->name, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	svn->status = gtk_label_new("");
 	gtk_label_set_ellipsize(GTK_LABEL(svn->status), PANGO_ELLIPSIZE_END);
-	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(svn->status), 0.0, 0.0);
+	gtk_misc_set_alignment(GTK_MISC(svn->status), 0.0, 0.5);
 	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(svn->widget), svn->status, FALSE, TRUE, 0);
 	/* directory */
 #if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)