diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/extensions/Context.kt
index 6b86c0d1b..b8d6c78e9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ fun Context.addDayNumber(rawTextColor: Int, day: DayMonthly, linearLayout: Linea
     if (!day.isThisMonth)
         textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(LOW_ALPHA)
 
-    (View.inflate(this, R.layout.day_monthly_item_view, null) as TextView).apply {
+    (View.inflate(this, R.layout.day_monthly_number_view, null) as TextView).apply {
         setTextColor(textColor)
         text = day.value.toString()
         gravity = Gravity.TOP or Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ fun Context.addDayEvents(day: DayMonthly, linearLayout: LinearLayout, res: Resou
             textColor = textColor.adjustAlpha(0.25f)
         }
 
-        (View.inflate(this, R.layout.day_monthly_item_view, null) as TextView).apply {
+        (View.inflate(this, R.layout.day_monthly_event_view, null) as TextView).apply {
             setTextColor(textColor)
             text = it.title.replace(" ", "\u00A0")  // allow word break by char
             background = backgroundDrawable
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt
index 460150e75..d8c29d83b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/calendar/helpers/MyWidgetMonthlyProvider.kt
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ class MyWidgetMonthlyProvider : AppWidgetProvider(), MonthlyCalendar {
 
     private var mTextColor = 0
     private var mCalendar: MonthlyCalendarImpl? = null
-    private var mRemoteViews: RemoteViews? = null
 
     private var mSmallerFontSize = 0f
     private var mMediumFontSize = 0f
@@ -42,6 +41,7 @@ class MyWidgetMonthlyProvider : AppWidgetProvider(), MonthlyCalendar {
 
     companion object {
         private var mTargetDate = DateTime()
+        private var mRemoteViews: RemoteViews? = null
     }
 
     override fun onUpdate(context: Context, appWidgetManager: AppWidgetManager, appWidgetIds: IntArray) {
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ class MyWidgetMonthlyProvider : AppWidgetProvider(), MonthlyCalendar {
     override fun onReceive(context: Context, intent: Intent) {
         if (mCalendar == null || mRemoteViews == null) {
             initVariables(context)
-            return
         }
 
         val action = intent.action
@@ -178,10 +177,10 @@ class MyWidgetMonthlyProvider : AppWidgetProvider(), MonthlyCalendar {
                     backgroundColor = backgroundColor.adjustAlpha(0.25f)
                 }
 
-                val newRemoteView = RemoteViews(packageName, R.layout.day_monthly_item_view).apply {
-                    setTextViewText(R.id.day_monthly_id, it.title.replace(" ", "\u00A0"))
-                    setTextColor(R.id.day_monthly_id, eventTextColor)
-                    setBackgroundColor(R.id.day_monthly_id, backgroundColor)
+                val newRemoteView = RemoteViews(packageName, R.layout.day_monthly_event_view).apply {
+                    setTextViewText(R.id.day_monthly_event_id, it.title.replace(" ", "\u00A0"))
+                    setTextColor(R.id.day_monthly_event_id, eventTextColor)
+                    setBackgroundColor(R.id.day_monthly_event_id, backgroundColor)
                 }
                 mRemoteViews!!.addView(id, newRemoteView)
             }
@@ -189,13 +188,13 @@ class MyWidgetMonthlyProvider : AppWidgetProvider(), MonthlyCalendar {
     }
 
     private fun addDayNumber(day: DayMonthly, packageName: String, textColor: Int, id: Int, primaryColor: Int) {
-        val newRemoteView = RemoteViews(packageName, R.layout.day_monthly_item_view).apply {
-            setTextViewText(R.id.day_monthly_id, day.value.toString())
-            setTextColor(R.id.day_monthly_id, textColor)
+        val newRemoteView = RemoteViews(packageName, R.layout.day_monthly_number_view).apply {
+            setTextViewText(R.id.day_monthly_number_id, day.value.toString())
+            setTextColor(R.id.day_monthly_number_id, textColor)
 
             if (day.isToday) {
-                setViewPadding(R.id.day_monthly_id, 10, 0, 10, 0)
-                setBackgroundColor(R.id.day_monthly_id, primaryColor)
+                setViewPadding(R.id.day_monthly_number_id, 10, 0, 10, 0)
+                setBackgroundColor(R.id.day_monthly_number_id, primaryColor)
             }
         }
         mRemoteViews!!.addView(id, newRemoteView)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_event_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_event_view.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a85d597e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_event_view.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<TextView
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:id="@+id/day_monthly_event_id"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/tiny_margin"
+    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/tiny_margin"
+    android:ellipsize="none"
+    android:gravity="start"
+    android:maxLines="1"
+    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/tiny_margin"
+    android:paddingRight="@dimen/tiny_margin"
+    android:textSize="@dimen/day_monthly_text_size"
+    tools:text="1"/>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_item_view.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_number_view.xml
similarity index 86%
rename from app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_item_view.xml
rename to app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_number_view.xml
index d27046520..baffa6f6f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_item_view.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/day_monthly_number_view.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 <TextView
     xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
-    android:id="@+id/day_monthly_id"
+    android:id="@+id/day_monthly_number_id"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
     android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/tiny_margin"
     android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/tiny_margin"
     android:ellipsize="none"
-    android:gravity="start"
+    android:gravity="center_horizontal"
     android:maxLines="1"
     android:paddingLeft="@dimen/tiny_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/tiny_margin"