diff --git a/undead.c b/undead.c
index 629de81..7d68b81 100644
--- a/undead.c
+++ b/undead.c
@@ -2273,12 +2273,11 @@ static void draw_monster(drawing *dr, game_drawstate *ds, int x, int y,
 
 static void draw_monster_count(drawing *dr, game_drawstate *ds,
                                const game_state *state, int c, int hflash) {
-    int dx,dy,dh;
+    int dx,dy;
     char buf[8];
     char bufm[8];
     
-    dy = TILESIZE/2;
-    dh = TILESIZE;
+    dy = TILESIZE/4;
     dx = BORDER+(ds->w+2)*TILESIZE/2+TILESIZE/4;
     switch (c) {
       case 0: 
@@ -2297,22 +2296,21 @@ static void draw_monster_count(drawing *dr, game_drawstate *ds,
         break;
     }
 
+    draw_rect(dr, dx-2*TILESIZE/3, dy, 3*TILESIZE/2, TILESIZE,
+              COL_BACKGROUND);
     if (!ds->ascii) { 
-        draw_rect(dr,dx-2*TILESIZE/3,dy,3*TILESIZE/2,dh,COL_BACKGROUND);
-        draw_monster(dr,ds,dx-TILESIZE/3,dh,2*TILESIZE/3,hflash,1<<c);
-        draw_text(dr,dx,dh,FONT_VARIABLE,dy-1,ALIGN_HLEFT|ALIGN_VCENTRE,
-                  (state->count_errors[c] ? COL_ERROR : hflash ? COL_FLASH : COL_TEXT), buf);
-        draw_update(dr,dx-2*TILESIZE/3,dy,3*TILESIZE/2,dh);
-    }
-    else {
-        draw_rect(dr,dx-2*TILESIZE/3,dy,3*TILESIZE/2,dh,COL_BACKGROUND);
-        draw_text(dr,dx-TILESIZE/3,dh,FONT_VARIABLE,dy-1,
+        draw_monster(dr, ds, dx-TILESIZE/3, dy+TILESIZE/2,
+                     2*TILESIZE/3, hflash, 1<<c);
+    } else {
+        draw_text(dr, dx-TILESIZE/3,dy+TILESIZE/2,FONT_VARIABLE,TILESIZE/2,
                   ALIGN_HCENTRE|ALIGN_VCENTRE,
                   hflash ? COL_FLASH : COL_TEXT, bufm);
-        draw_text(dr,dx,dh,FONT_VARIABLE,dy-1,ALIGN_HLEFT|ALIGN_VCENTRE,
-                  (state->count_errors[c] ? COL_ERROR : hflash ? COL_FLASH : COL_TEXT), buf);        
-        draw_update(dr,dx-2*TILESIZE/3,dy,3*TILESIZE/2,dh);
     }
+    draw_text(dr, dx, dy+TILESIZE/2, FONT_VARIABLE, TILESIZE/2,
+              ALIGN_HLEFT|ALIGN_VCENTRE,
+              (state->count_errors[c] ? COL_ERROR :
+               hflash ? COL_FLASH : COL_TEXT), buf);
+    draw_update(dr, dx-2*TILESIZE/3, dy, 3*TILESIZE/2, TILESIZE);
 
     return;
 }