diff --git a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
index 4710f833b..2d48c1fb6 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/ui/editor.rs
@@ -213,8 +213,7 @@ impl EditorView {
 
         let gutter_width = view.gutter_offset(doc);
         if gutter_width > 0 {
-            let mut gutter_area = inner.with_width(gutter_width);
-            gutter_area.x -= gutter_width;
+            let gutter_area = inner.with_width(gutter_width).shift_left(gutter_width);
 
             Self::render_gutter(
                 editor,
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index 5054e79d5..a8ede13d6 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ pub struct NullspaceConfig {
 impl Default for NullspaceConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            enable: true,
+            enable: false,
             pattern: String::from("╲"),
         }
     }
diff --git a/helix-view/src/graphics.rs b/helix-view/src/graphics.rs
index a26823b97..a04394a0a 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/graphics.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/graphics.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,22 @@ impl Rect {
         }
     }
 
+    // Returns a new Rect shifted left.
+    pub fn shift_left(self, shift: u16) -> Rect {
+        Rect {
+            x: self.x - shift,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Returns a new Rect shifted left.
+    pub fn shift_right(self, shift: u16) -> Rect {
+        Rect {
+            x: self.x + shift,
+            ..self
+        }
+    }
+
     // Returns a new Rect with height reduced from the bottom.
     // This does _not_ change the `y` coordinate.
     pub fn clip_bottom(self, height: u16) -> Rect {