diff --git a/src/os/macos/mod.rs b/src/os/macos/mod.rs
index c577fa2..5e7b522 100644
--- a/src/os/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/os/macos/mod.rs
@@ -601,14 +601,15 @@ impl Window {
                 let mut scale = 1i32;
 
                 loop {
-                    let w = width as i32 * (scale + 1);
-                    let h = height as i32 * (scale + 1);
+                    let next_scale = scale + 1;
+                    let w = width as i32 * next_scale;
+                    let h = height as i32 * next_scale;
 
                     if w > screen_x || h > screen_y {
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    scale *= 2;
+                    scale = next_scale;
                 }
 
                 scale
diff --git a/src/os/posix/x11.rs b/src/os/posix/x11.rs
index 61cc2ec..21ae8cd 100644
--- a/src/os/posix/x11.rs
+++ b/src/os/posix/x11.rs
@@ -849,10 +849,10 @@ impl Window {
             Scale::X16 => 16,
             Scale::X32 => 32,
             Scale::FitScreen => {
-                let mut scale = 1;
+                let mut scale = 1usize;
 
                 loop {
-                    let next_scale = scale * 2;
+                    let next_scale = scale + 1;
                     let w = width * next_scale;
                     let h = height * next_scale;
 
@@ -863,11 +863,7 @@ impl Window {
                     scale = next_scale;
                 }
 
-                if scale >= 32 {
-                    32
-                } else {
-                    scale
-                }
+                scale
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/os/redox/mod.rs b/src/os/redox/mod.rs
index e329522..0edaf82 100644
--- a/src/os/redox/mod.rs
+++ b/src/os/redox/mod.rs
@@ -41,15 +41,21 @@ impl Window {
             Scale::FitScreen => {
                 let display_size = orbclient::get_display_size()
                     .map_err(|_| Error::WindowCreate("Unable to get display size".to_owned()))?;
-                let mut scale = 32;
-                while scale > 1 {
-                    if width * scale < display_size.0 as usize
-                        && height * scale < display_size.1 as usize
-                    {
+
+                let mut scale = 1usize;
+
+                loop {
+                    let next_scale = scale + 1;
+                    let w = width * next_scale;
+                    let h = height * next_scale;
+
+                    if w > display_size.0 as usize || h > display_size.1 as usize {
                         break;
                     }
-                    scale -= 1;
+
+                    scale = next_scale;
                 }
+
                 scale
             }
         };
diff --git a/src/os/windows/mod.rs b/src/os/windows/mod.rs
index e2291f4..962a93f 100644
--- a/src/os/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/os/windows/mod.rs
@@ -1040,17 +1040,18 @@ impl Window {
                 let mut scale = 1i32;
 
                 loop {
-                    let w = width as i32 * (scale + 1);
-                    let h = height as i32 * (scale + 1);
+                    let next_scale = scale + 1;
+                    let w = width as i32 * next_scale;
+                    let h = height as i32 * next_scale;
 
                     if w > screen_x || h > screen_y {
                         break;
                     }
 
-                    scale *= 2;
+                    scale = next_scale;
                 }
 
-                scale
+                std::cmp::max(1, scale - 1) //reduce slightly so we don't go over the taskbar
             }
         };