diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index a6310f7..9fd04bd 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -738,8 +738,10 @@ sigchld(int a)
 	if (pid != p)
 		return;
 
-	if (!WIFEXITED(stat) || WEXITSTATUS(stat))
-		die("child finished with error '%d'\n", stat);
+	if (WIFEXITED(stat) && WEXITSTATUS(stat))
+		die("child exited with status %d\n", WEXITSTATUS(stat));
+	else if (WIFSIGNALED(stat))
+		die("child terminated due to signal %d\n", WTERMSIG(stat));
 	exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -1504,7 +1506,8 @@ tsetattr(int *attr, int l)
 			} else {
 				fprintf(stderr,
 					"erresc(default): gfx attr %d unknown\n",
-					attr[i]), csidump();
+					attr[i]);
+				csidump();
 			}
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2388,7 +2391,7 @@ eschandle(uchar ascii)
 	case 'Z': /* DECID -- Identify Terminal */
 		ttywrite(vtiden, strlen(vtiden), 0);
 		break;
-	case 'c': /* RIS -- Reset to inital state */
+	case 'c': /* RIS -- Reset to initial state */
 		treset();
 		resettitle();
 		xloadcols();
diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index 12dfc4c..da5084b 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ cresize(int width, int height)
 
 	col = (win.w - 2 * borderpx) / win.cw;
 	row = (win.h - 2 * borderpx) / win.ch;
+	col = MAX(1, col);
+	row = MAX(1, row);
 
 	tresize(col, row);
 	xresize(col, row);
@@ -708,8 +710,8 @@ cresize(int width, int height)
 void
 xresize(int col, int row)
 {
-	win.tw = MAX(1, col * win.cw);
-	win.th = MAX(1, row * win.ch);
+	win.tw = col * win.cw;
+	win.th = row * win.ch;
 
 	XFreePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.buf);
 	xw.buf = XCreatePixmap(xw.dpy, xw.win, win.w, win.h,
@@ -758,12 +760,12 @@ xloadcols(void)
 	static int loaded;
 	Color *cp;
 
-	dc.collen = MAX(LEN(colorname), 256);
-	dc.col = xmalloc(dc.collen * sizeof(Color));
-
 	if (loaded) {
 		for (cp = dc.col; cp < &dc.col[dc.collen]; ++cp)
 			XftColorFree(xw.dpy, xw.vis, xw.cmap, cp);
+	} else {
+		dc.collen = MAX(LEN(colorname), 256);
+		dc.col = xmalloc(dc.collen * sizeof(Color));
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dc.collen; i++)
@@ -833,15 +835,17 @@ xhints(void)
 
 	sizeh = XAllocSizeHints();
 
-	sizeh->flags = PSize | PResizeInc | PBaseSize;
+	sizeh->flags = PSize | PResizeInc | PBaseSize | PMinSize;
 	sizeh->height = win.h;
 	sizeh->width = win.w;
 	sizeh->height_inc = win.ch;
 	sizeh->width_inc = win.cw;
 	sizeh->base_height = 2 * borderpx;
 	sizeh->base_width = 2 * borderpx;
+	sizeh->min_height = win.ch + 2 * borderpx;
+	sizeh->min_width = win.cw + 2 * borderpx;
 	if (xw.isfixed) {
-		sizeh->flags |= PMaxSize | PMinSize;
+		sizeh->flags |= PMaxSize;
 		sizeh->min_width = sizeh->max_width = win.w;
 		sizeh->min_height = sizeh->max_height = win.h;
 	}