diff --git a/rtgui/preferences.cc b/rtgui/preferences.cc
index 5cec36f1f..114396cc3 100644
--- a/rtgui/preferences.cc
+++ b/rtgui/preferences.cc
@@ -423,11 +423,13 @@ Gtk::Widget* Preferences::getProcParamsPanel ()
     Gtk::VBox* vbpp = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::VBox ());
     Gtk::Label* drlab = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Label (M("PREFERENCES_FORRAW") + ":", Gtk::ALIGN_START));
     rprofiles = Gtk::manage (new ProfileStoreComboBox ());
+    setExpandAlignProperties(rprofiles, true, false, Gtk::ALIGN_FILL, Gtk::ALIGN_CENTER);
     rprofiles->set_size_request(50, -1);
     rpconn = rprofiles->signal_changed().connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Preferences::forRAWComboChanged) );
     Gtk::Label* drimg = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Label (M("PREFERENCES_FORIMAGE") + ":", Gtk::ALIGN_START));
     iprofiles = Gtk::manage (new ProfileStoreComboBox ());
     iprofiles->set_size_request(50, -1);
+    setExpandAlignProperties(iprofiles, true, false, Gtk::ALIGN_FILL, Gtk::ALIGN_FILL);
     ipconn = iprofiles->signal_changed().connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Preferences::forImageComboChanged) );
     Gtk::Table* defpt = Gtk::manage (new Gtk::Table (2, 2));
     defpt->attach (*drlab, 0, 1, 0, 1, Gtk::FILL, Gtk::SHRINK, 2, 2);
diff --git a/rtgui/profilestore.cc b/rtgui/profilestore.cc
index 95bc4ca68..68321e985 100644
--- a/rtgui/profilestore.cc
+++ b/rtgui/profilestore.cc
@@ -517,9 +517,6 @@ ProfileStoreComboBox::ProfileStoreComboBox ()
 {
     updateProfileList();
     setPreferredWidth(50, 120);
-    Gtk::CellRendererText* cellRenderer = dynamic_cast<Gtk::CellRendererText*>(get_first_cell());
-    cellRenderer->property_ellipsize() = Pango::ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE;
-    cellRenderer->property_ellipsize_set() = true;
 }
 
 Glib::ustring ProfileStoreComboBox::getCurrentLabel()
@@ -610,7 +607,6 @@ void ProfileStoreComboBox::updateProfileList ()
     // Assign the model to the Combobox
     set_model(refTreeModel);
 
-
     // this will lock the profilestore's entry list too
     const std::vector<const ProfileStoreEntry*> *entryList = profileStore.getFileList();
 
@@ -626,6 +622,10 @@ void ProfileStoreComboBox::updateProfileList ()
     profileStore.releaseFileList();
 
     pack_start(methodColumns.label, false);
+
+    Gtk::CellRendererText* cellRenderer = dynamic_cast<Gtk::CellRendererText*>(get_first_cell());
+    cellRenderer->property_ellipsize() = Pango::ELLIPSIZE_MIDDLE;
+    cellRenderer->property_ellipsize_set() = true;
 }
 
 Gtk::TreeIter ProfileStoreComboBox::findRowFromEntry_ (Gtk::TreeModel::Children childs, const ProfileStoreEntry *pse)