diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/config.py b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
index f8d5e29a7..c96215253 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/config.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/config.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class NewConfig:
                 'Definitions of search engines which can be used via the '
                 'address bar.\n'
                 'The searchengine named DEFAULT is used when '
-                'general.auto_search is true an\d something else than an URL '
+                'general.auto_search is true and something else than an URL '
                 'was entered to be opened. Other search engines can be used '
                 'via the bang-syntax, e.g. "qutebrowser !google". The string '
                 '"{}" will be replaced by the search term, use "{{" and "}}" '
diff --git a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
index dda805ac3..754beb8fb 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/widgets/mainwindow.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class MainWindow(QWidget):
 
         """
         super().resizeEvent(e)
-        confheight = config.config.get('general', 'completion_height')
+        confheight = str(config.config.get('general', 'completion_height'))
         if confheight.endswith('%'):
             perc = int(confheight.rstrip('%'))
             height = self.height() * perc / 100