diff --git a/rc.c b/rc.c
index 263007b..7db480b 100644
--- a/rc.c
+++ b/rc.c
@@ -3229,14 +3229,14 @@ void drawlevel(void) {
 
 	// create buffer for player background
 	playerbg = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE,
-		player->img->w, player->img->h, 
+		player->img->w+1, player->img->h+1, 
 		screen->format->BitsPerPixel, screen->format->Rmask,
 		screen->format->Gmask,screen->format->Bmask,
 		screen->format->Amask);
 	SDL_DisplayFormat(playerbg);
 	// create buffer for cloud background
 	cloudbg = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE,
-		cloud->img->w, cloud->img->h, 
+		cloud->img->w+1, cloud->img->h+1, 
 		screen->format->BitsPerPixel, screen->format->Rmask,
 		screen->format->Gmask,screen->format->Bmask,
 		screen->format->Amask);
@@ -5769,8 +5769,8 @@ SDL_Surface *grabbehind(sprite_t *s, SDL_Surface *surf) {
 	// remember area behind player
 	area.x = s->x - s->img->w/2;
 	area.y = s->y - s->img->h;
-	area.w = s->img->w;
-	area.h = s->img->h;
+	area.w = surf->w;
+	area.h = surf->h;
 	SDL_BlitSurface(screen, &area, surf, NULL);
 
 	return surf;