lib/PublicInbox/SearchView.pm | 12 ++++++++++--
 lib/PublicInbox/View.pm       |  6 +++---

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/SearchView.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/SearchView.pm
index 566808e10a9c66f2e57267d54772c88f359b63f4..7afb07540f7b8d6cab41769bd2becc2835b35cef 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/SearchView.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/SearchView.pm
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ 	my $srch = $ibx->search;
 	my $obfs_ibx = $ibx->{obfuscate} ? $ibx : undef;
 	foreach my $m ($mset->items) {
 		my $rank = sprintf("%${pad}d", $m->get_rank + 1);
-		my $pct = $m->get_percent;
+		my $pct = get_pct($m);
 		my $smsg = load_doc_retry($srch, $m);
 		unless ($smsg) {
 			eval {
@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@ 			(eval { $pct->{$a->topmost->{id}} } || 0)
 	} @{$_[0]} ] };
 }
 
+sub get_pct ($) {
+	# Capped at "99%" since "100%" takes an extra column in the
+	# thread skeleton view.  <xapian/mset.h> says the value isn't
+	# very meaningful, anyways.
+	my $n = $_[0]->get_percent;
+	$n > 99 ? 99 : $n;
+}
+
 sub mset_thread {
 	my ($ctx, $mset, $q) = @_;
 	my %pct;
@@ -271,7 +279,7 @@ 	my $ibx = $ctx->{-inbox};
 	my $msgs = $ibx->search->retry_reopen(sub { [ map {
 		my $i = $_;
 		my $smsg = PublicInbox::SearchMsg->load_doc($i->get_document);
-		$pct{$smsg->mid} = $i->get_percent;
+		$pct{$smsg->mid} = get_pct($i);
 		$smsg;
 	} ($mset->items) ]});
 	my $r = $q->{r};
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
index 5924a2a727f2baacadb1c38a35ca813e45ca4ec4..0b1026387f18c815f6bec6200fdc9f353e1f3922 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/View.pm
@@ -955,10 +955,10 @@ 	my $unmatched; # if lazy-loaded by SearchThread::Msg::visible()
 	if (my $pct = $ctx->{pct}) {
 		$pct = $pct->{$smsg->{mid}};
 		if (defined $pct) {
-			$d .= (sprintf(' % 3u', $pct) . '%');
+			$d .= (sprintf(' % 2u', $pct) . '%');
 		} else {
 			$unmatched = 1;
-			$d .= '     ';
+			$d .= '    ';
 		}
 	}
 	$d .= ' ' . indent_for($level) . th_pfx($level);
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ 	my ($ctx, $level, $node) = @_;
 
 	my $mid = $node->{id};
 	my $d = '     [not found] ';
-	$d .= '     '  if exists $ctx->{pct};
+	$d .= '    '  if exists $ctx->{pct};
 	$d .= indent_for($level) . th_pfx($level);
 	my $upfx = $ctx->{-upfx};
 	my $m = PublicInbox::Hval->new_msgid($mid);