diff --git a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
index 8f134c4939a..4e6776b41a4 100644
--- a/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
+++ b/src/render/decorations/CHyprGroupBarDecoration.cpp
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ void CHyprGroupBarDecoration::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor, float a, const Vector2D&
 
         // render title if necessary
         if (*PRENDERTITLES) {
-            CBox       rect = {ASSIGNEDBOX.x + xoff - pMonitor->vecPosition.x + offset.x, ASSIGNEDBOX.y - pMonitor->vecPosition.y + offset.y + BAR_PADDING_OUTER_VERT, m_fBarWidth,
+            CBox rect = {ASSIGNEDBOX.x + xoff - pMonitor->vecPosition.x + offset.x, ASSIGNEDBOX.y - pMonitor->vecPosition.y + offset.y + BAR_PADDING_OUTER_VERT, m_fBarWidth,
                          ASSIGNEDBOX.h - BAR_INDICATOR_HEIGHT - BAR_PADDING_OUTER_VERT * 2};
+            rect.scale(pMonitor->scale);
 
             CTitleTex* pTitleTex = textureFromTitle(m_dwGroupMembers[i]->m_szTitle);
 
@@ -131,13 +132,10 @@ void CHyprGroupBarDecoration::draw(CMonitor* pMonitor, float a, const Vector2D&
 
             refreshGradients();
 
-            if (*PGRADIENTS) {
-                CBox rect2 = rect;
-                rect2.scale(pMonitor->scale);
-                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture((m_dwGroupMembers[i] == g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow ? m_tGradientActive : m_tGradientInactive), &rect2, 1.0);
-            }
+            if (*PGRADIENTS)
+                g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture((m_dwGroupMembers[i] == g_pCompositor->m_pLastWindow ? m_tGradientActive : m_tGradientInactive), &rect, 1.0);
 
-            rect.y      = ASSIGNEDBOX.y + ASSIGNEDBOX.h / 2.0 - (*PTITLEFONTSIZE + 2 * BAR_TEXT_PAD) / 2.0;
+            rect.y      = (ASSIGNEDBOX.y + ASSIGNEDBOX.h / 2.0 - (*PTITLEFONTSIZE + 2 * BAR_TEXT_PAD) / 2.0) * pMonitor->scale;
             rect.height = (*PTITLEFONTSIZE + 2 * BAR_TEXT_PAD) * pMonitor->scale;
 
             g_pHyprOpenGL->renderTexture(pTitleTex->tex, &rect, 1.f);
@@ -414,4 +412,4 @@ CBox CHyprGroupBarDecoration::assignedBoxGlobal() {
 
     const auto WORKSPACEOFFSET = PWORKSPACE && !m_pWindow->m_bPinned ? PWORKSPACE->m_vRenderOffset.vec() : Vector2D();
     return box.translate(WORKSPACEOFFSET);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}