diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
index c45e6cd47..169faa5a0 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/maindisplay.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
             self.size().height())
         self.webView.setGeometry(0, 0, self.size().width(),
             self.size().height())
+        self.alertText.setTextWidth(self.size().width())
         #Build a custom splash screen
         self.initialFrame = QtGui.QImage(
             self.screen[u'size'].width(),
@@ -322,7 +323,6 @@ class MainDisplay(DisplayWidget):
 
     def setupAlert(self):
         self.alertText = QtGui.QGraphicsTextItem()
-        self.alertText.setTextWidth(self.size().width())
         self.alertText.setZValue(8)
         self.scene.addItem(self.alertText)
 
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/alerts/alertsplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/alerts/alertsplugin.py
index 45f8ebfc4..6879d3475 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/alerts/alertsplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/alerts/alertsplugin.py
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ class AlertsPlugin(Plugin):
 
     def toggleAlertsState(self):
         self.alertsActive = not self.alertsActive
-        QtCore.QSettings().setValue(
-            self.settingsSection + u'/active',
+        QtCore.QSettings().setValue(self.settingsSection + u'/active',
             QtCore.QVariant(self.alertsActive))
 
     def onAlertsTrigger(self):