diff --git a/screen-write.c b/screen-write.c
index f0cdec30..e3a215ac 100644
--- a/screen-write.c
+++ b/screen-write.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ screen_write_vnputs(struct screen_write_ctx *ctx, ssize_t maxlen,
 			gc->flags &= ~GRID_FLAG_UTF8;
 
 		} else {
-			if (maxlen > 0 && size > (size_t) maxlen)
+			if (maxlen > 0 && size + 1 > (size_t) maxlen)
 				break;
 
 			size++;
diff --git a/status.c b/status.c
index 98061dd0..8aea62a7 100644
--- a/status.c
+++ b/status.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ status_redraw(struct client *c)
 	rlen2 = screen_write_strlen(utf8flag, "%s", right);
 	if (rlen2 < rlen)
 		rlen = rlen2;
-	right[rlen] = '\0';
 
 	/*
 	 * Figure out how much space we have for the window list. If there isn't
@@ -167,8 +166,8 @@ draw:
 	screen_write_start(&ctx, NULL, &c->status);
 	if (llen != 0) {
  		screen_write_cursormove(&ctx, 0, yy);
-		screen_write_nputs(
-		    &ctx, llen + 1, &stdgc, utf8flag, "%s ", left);
+		screen_write_nputs(&ctx, llen, &stdgc, utf8flag, "%s", left);
+		screen_write_putc(&ctx, &stdgc, ' ');
 		if (larrow)
 			screen_write_putc(&ctx, &stdgc, ' ');
 	} else {
@@ -225,8 +224,8 @@ draw:
 	/* Draw the last item. */
 	if (rlen != 0) {
 		screen_write_cursormove(&ctx, c->tty.sx - rlen - 1, yy);
-		screen_write_nputs(
-		    &ctx, rlen + 1, &stdgc, utf8flag, " %s", right);
+		screen_write_putc(&ctx, &stdgc, ' ');
+		screen_write_nputs(&ctx, rlen, &stdgc, utf8flag, "%s", right);
 	}
 
 	/* Draw the arrows. */