diff --git a/backend/codablock.c b/backend/codablock.c
index 46a7d7b6..771d84a4 100644
--- a/backend/codablock.c
+++ b/backend/codablock.c
@@ -983,8 +983,8 @@ int codablock(struct zint_symbol *symbol, unsigned char source[], int length) {
             strcat(dest, C128Table[pOutput[r * columns + c]]);
         }
         expand(symbol, dest);
+        symbol->row_height[r] = 10;
     }
-    set_minimum_height(symbol, 8);
     
     if (!(symbol->output_options & BARCODE_BIND)) {
         symbol->output_options += BARCODE_BIND;