diff --git a/src/FbTk/Font.cc b/src/FbTk/Font.cc
index 544ddc23..c855d10e 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/Font.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/Font.cc
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ typedef FontCache::iterator FontCacheIt;
 
 
 void resetEffects(FbTk::Font& font) {
+    int nr_scr = DefaultScreen(FbTk::App::instance()->display());
     font.setHalo(false);
-    font.setHaloColor(FbTk::Color("white", DefaultScreen(FbTk::App::instance()->display())));
+    font.setHaloColor(FbTk::Color("white", nr_scr));
     font.setShadow(false);
-    font.setShadowColor(FbTk::Color("black", DefaultScreen(FbTk::App::instance()->display())));
+    font.setShadowColor(FbTk::Color("black", nr_scr));
     font.setShadowOffY(2);
     font.setShadowOffX(2);
 }
diff --git a/src/FbTk/XftFontImp.cc b/src/FbTk/XftFontImp.cc
index 9e57349f..86eb9f8c 100644
--- a/src/FbTk/XftFontImp.cc
+++ b/src/FbTk/XftFontImp.cc
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ bool XftFontImp::load(const std::string &name) {
         if (newxftfont == 0)
             return false;
     }
-    
+
     // destroy all old fonts and set new
     for (int r = ROT0; r <= ROT270; r++) {
         m_xftfonts_loaded[r] = false;
         if (m_xftfonts[r] != 0) {
-            XftFontClose(App::instance()->display(), m_xftfonts[r]);
+            XftFontClose(disp, m_xftfonts[r]);
             m_xftfonts[r] = 0;
         }
     }
@@ -176,12 +176,10 @@ unsigned int XftFontImp::textWidth(const char* text, unsigned int len) const {
 
 #ifdef HAVE_XFT_UTF8_STRING
     if (m_utf8mode) {
-        XftTextExtentsUtf8(disp,
-                           font,
-                           (XftChar8 *)text, len,
-                           &ginfo);
-        if (ginfo.xOff != 0)
+        XftTextExtentsUtf8(disp, font, (XftChar8 *)text, len, &ginfo);
+        if (ginfo.xOff != 0) {
             return ginfo.xOff;
+        }
 
         // the utf8 failed, try normal extents
     }