diff --git a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
index 14184ea..b20264b 100644
--- a/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
+++ b/limereport/lrbanddesignintf.cpp
@@ -916,6 +916,7 @@ void BandDesignIntf::updateItemSize(DataSourceManager* dataManager, RenderPass p
 {
     qreal spaceBorder=0;
     if (keepBottomSpaceOption()) spaceBorder = bottomSpace();
+    spaceBorder = spaceBorder>0 ? spaceBorder : 0;
     if (borderLines()!=0){
         spaceBorder += borderLineSize();
     }