diff --git a/src/container.zig b/src/container.zig
index 142ebf0..9c07b4c 100644
--- a/src/container.zig
+++ b/src/container.zig
@@ -697,13 +697,11 @@ pub fn Container(comptime Event: type) type {
                     .y = @max(size.y, this.properties.size.dim.y),
                 },
             };
-            log.debug("fit_size returning: {any}", .{this.size});
             return this.size;
         }
 
         /// growable implicitly requires the root `Container` to have a set a size property to the size of the available terminal screen
         fn grow_resize(this: *@This(), max_size: Point) void {
-            log.debug("grow_size: {any}", .{this.size});
             const layout = this.properties.layout;
             var remainder = switch (layout.direction) {
                 .horizontal => max_size.x -| (layout.padding.left + layout.padding.right),
@@ -787,6 +785,10 @@ pub fn Container(comptime Event: type) type {
 
                 for (this.elements.items) |child| {
                     if (child.properties.size.grow == .fixed) continue;
+                    switch (layout.direction) {
+                        .horizontal => if (child.properties.size.grow == .vertical) continue,
+                        .vertical => if (child.properties.size.grow == .horizontal) continue,
+                    }
 
                     const size = switch (layout.direction) {
                         .horizontal => child.size.x,
@@ -817,9 +819,11 @@ pub fn Container(comptime Event: type) type {
                         switch (layout.direction) {
                             .horizontal => if (child.properties.size.grow != .vertical) {
                                 child.size.x += size_to_correct;
+                                remainder -|= size_to_correct;
                             },
                             .vertical => if (child.properties.size.grow != .horizontal) {
                                 child.size.y += size_to_correct;
+                                remainder -|= size_to_correct;
                             },
                         }
                         if (overflow > 0) {
@@ -836,7 +840,6 @@ pub fn Container(comptime Event: type) type {
                                 },
                             }
                         }
-                        remainder -|= size_to_correct;
                     }
                 }
             }