diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 8519340..666f408 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ local function get_recipe_fs(data, iY)
 		cooktime, width = width, 1
 	elseif width == 0 then
 		shapeless = true
-		width = min(3, #recipe.items)
+		local n = #recipe.items
+		width = n <= 4 and 2 or min(3, n)
 	end
 
 	local rows = ceil(maxn(recipe.items) / width)