diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py b/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py
index 355871217..58e1c2e21 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ def style_line(button_width = None, bgcolor = "", bordercolor = ""):
         style_line += "width: %spx;" % button_width
     return style_line
 
-def choose_width(thing, width):
+def choose_width(link, width):
     if width:
         return width - 5
     else:
-        if thing:
-            return 100 + (10 * (len(str(thing.link.score))))
+        if link:
+            return 100 + (10 * (len(str(link._ups - link._downs))))
         else:
             return 110
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/buttontypes.html b/r2/r2/templates/buttontypes.html
index 8b9c07e9f..92d4273fa 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/buttontypes.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/buttontypes.html
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="button1(thing)">
-${class_def(1, width=choose_width(thing, thing.width))}
+${class_def(1, width=choose_width(thing.link, thing.width))}
   <div class="headimgcell">
     <a href="${submiturl(thing.url, thing.title)}" target="${thing.target}">
       <img src="http://www.reddit.com/static/blog_head.png" alt=""/>