diff --git a/macosx/Controller.m b/macosx/Controller.m
index 2eea0db62..fc44e313a 100644
--- a/macosx/Controller.m
+++ b/macosx/Controller.m
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ static void sleepCallBack(void * controller, io_service_t y, natural_t messageTy
     if (totalCount != 1)
         [totalTorrentsString appendFormat: NSLocalizedString(@"%d Transfers", "Status bar transfer count"), totalCount];
     else
-        [totalTorrentsString appendFormat: NSLocalizedString(@"1 Transfer", "Status bar transfer count")];
+        [totalTorrentsString appendString: NSLocalizedString(@"1 Transfer", "Status bar transfer count")];
     
     [fTotalTorrentsField setStringValue: totalTorrentsString];
     [totalTorrentsString release];
diff --git a/macosx/ImageBackgroundView.m b/macosx/ImageBackgroundView.m
index 479855fa3..a7a9b8f67 100644
--- a/macosx/ImageBackgroundView.m
+++ b/macosx/ImageBackgroundView.m
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
     [self setNeedsDisplay: YES];
 }
 
+- (BOOL) isOpaque
+{
+    return YES;
+}
+
 - (void) dealloc
 {
     [fBackgroundColor release];
diff --git a/macosx/PiecesView.m b/macosx/PiecesView.m
index 2b952aef9..5b2759eec 100644
--- a/macosx/PiecesView.m
+++ b/macosx/PiecesView.m
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
     if ((self = [super initWithCoder: decoder]))
     {
         fTorrent = nil;
-        int numPieces = MAX_ACROSS * MAX_ACROSS;
-        fPieces = malloc(numPieces);
+        fPieces = malloc(MAX_ACROSS * MAX_ACROSS);
     }
     
     return self;
@@ -44,11 +43,10 @@
 
 - (void) awakeFromNib
 {
-        NSSize size = [self bounds].size;
         NSBezierPath * bp = [NSBezierPath bezierPathWithRect: [self bounds]];
         
         //back image
-        fBack = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize: size];
+        fBack = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize: [self bounds].size];
         
         [fBack lockFocus];
         [[NSColor colorWithCalibratedWhite: 0.0 alpha: 0.4] set];