diff --git a/podcasts-gtk/resources/gtk/headerbar.ui b/podcasts-gtk/resources/gtk/headerbar.ui
index 5497721..2879d0b 100644
--- a/podcasts-gtk/resources/gtk/headerbar.ui
+++ b/podcasts-gtk/resources/gtk/headerbar.ui
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ Tobias Bernard
         <child>
           <object class="GtkSpinner" id="update_spinner">
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="halign">center</property>
+            <property name="valign">center</property>
           </object>
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>
@@ -289,7 +291,10 @@ Tobias Bernard
         <child>
           <object class="GtkLabel" id="update_label">
             <property name="can_focus">False</property>
+            <property name="halign">center</property>
+            <property name="valign">center</property>
             <property name="label" translatable="yes">Fetching new episodes</property>
+            <property name="ellipsize">end</property>
           </object>
           <packing>
             <property name="expand">False</property>