diff --git a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
index cf2e944a..75fc5662 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/prefseditor.py
@@ -746,7 +746,10 @@ class PrefsEditor:
 
     def on_handlesize_change_value(self, widget, scroll, value):
         """Handle size changed"""
-        self.config['handle_size'] = int(value)
+        value = int(value)
+        if value > 5:
+            value = 5
+        self.config['handle_size'] = value
         self.config.save()
 
     def on_focuscombo_changed(self, widget):
diff --git a/terminatorlib/terminator.py b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
index 5a4bfc9a..5f6e49ca 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/terminator.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/terminator.py
@@ -229,10 +229,12 @@ class Terminator(Borg):
         """Update configuration for the whole application"""
 
         if self.config['handle_size'] in xrange(0, 6):
-            gtk.rc_parse_string("""style "terminator-paned-style" {
-                GtkPaned::handle_size = %s }
-                class "GtkPaned" style "terminator-paned-style" """ %
-                self.config['handle_size'])
+            gtk.rc_parse_string("""
+                style "terminator-paned-style" {
+                    GtkPaned::handle_size = %s 
+                }
+                class "GtkPaned" style "terminator-paned-style" 
+                """ % self.config['handle_size'])
             gtk.rc_reset_styles(gtk.settings_get_default())
 
         # Cause all the terminals to reconfigure