diff --git a/src/dialog.ui b/src/dialog.ui
--- a/src/dialog.ui
+++ b/src/dialog.ui
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
          </property>
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
           <item>
-           <widget class="QGroupBox" name="colourSchemeGroup"/>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="colorSchemeLayout"/>
           </item>
           <item>
            <layout class="QHBoxLayout">
diff --git a/src/settingsDialog.cpp b/src/settingsDialog.cpp
--- a/src/settingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/settingsDialog.cpp
@@ -40,27 +40,21 @@
     QPushButton *closeButton = buttons->addButton(QDialogButtonBox::Close);
     layout()->addWidget(buttons);
 
-    QVBoxLayout *vbox = new QVBoxLayout;
-    colourSchemeGroup->setFlat(true);
-    colourSchemeGroup->setLayout(vbox);
-
     m_schemaGroup = new QButtonGroup;
     QRadioButton *radioButton;
 
     radioButton = new QRadioButton(i18n("Rainbow"));
-    vbox->addWidget(radioButton);
+    colorSchemeLayout->addWidget(radioButton);
     m_schemaGroup->addButton(radioButton, Filelight::Rainbow);
 
     radioButton = new QRadioButton(i18n("System colors"));
-    vbox->addWidget(radioButton);
+    colorSchemeLayout->addWidget(radioButton);
     m_schemaGroup->addButton(radioButton, Filelight::KDE);
 
     radioButton = new QRadioButton(i18n("High contrast"));
-    vbox->addWidget(radioButton);
+    colorSchemeLayout->addWidget(radioButton);
     m_schemaGroup->addButton(radioButton, Filelight::HighContrast);
 
-    colourSchemeGroup->setLayout(vbox);
-
     //read in settings before you make all those nasty connections!
     reset(); //makes dialog reflect global settings