diff --git a/Library/Meter.cpp b/Library/Meter.cpp
index 18c51f08..dbfbdf5b 100644
--- a/Library/Meter.cpp
+++ b/Library/Meter.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ void Meter::ReadOptions(ConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 	int w = parser.ReadInt(section, L"W", m_W);
 	m_WDefined = parser.GetLastValueDefined();
 	if (IsFixedSize(true)) m_W = w;
-	if (oldW != m_W) m_W += GetWidthPadding();
+	const int widthPadding = GetWidthPadding();
+	if (oldW != (m_W - widthPadding)) m_W += widthPadding;
 	if (!m_WDefined && oldWDefined && IsFixedSize())
 	{
 		m_W = 0;
@@ -324,7 +325,8 @@ void Meter::ReadOptions(ConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 	int h = parser.ReadInt(section, L"H", m_H);
 	m_HDefined = parser.GetLastValueDefined();
 	if (IsFixedSize(true)) m_H = h;
-	if (oldH != m_H) m_H += GetHeightPadding();
+	const int heightPadding = GetHeightPadding();
+	if (oldH != (m_H - heightPadding)) m_H += heightPadding;
 	if (!m_HDefined && oldHDefined && IsFixedSize())
 	{
 		m_H = 0;