diff --git a/themes/vertex/settings.lua b/themes/vertex/settings.lua
index 25f4c83..8df60bc 100644
--- a/themes/vertex/settings.lua
+++ b/themes/vertex/settings.lua
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ local settings = {
     BLUESTATUS = false,
 
     -- Gaps
-    useless_gap = 6,
+    useless_gap = 8,
 }
 
 return settings
diff --git a/themes/vertex/theme.lua b/themes/vertex/theme.lua
index f7ef51f..4dc5894 100644
--- a/themes/vertex/theme.lua
+++ b/themes/vertex/theme.lua
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ end), awful.button({}, 5, function()
 end)))
 
 -- MEM
-function round_one_decimal(num)
+local function round_one_decimal(num)
     return math.floor(num * 10) / 10
 end