diff --git a/demos/widgets/lv_demo_widgets.c b/demos/widgets/lv_demo_widgets.c
index 690b3f710..df3dc1f56 100644
--- a/demos/widgets/lv_demo_widgets.c
+++ b/demos/widgets/lv_demo_widgets.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static void analytics_create(lv_obj_t * parent)
     lv_anim_set_values(&a, 10, 60);
     lv_anim_set_repeat_count(&a, LV_ANIM_REPEAT_INFINITE);
     lv_anim_set_exec_cb(&a, scale3_anim_cb);
-    lv_anim_set_var(&a, needle);
+    lv_anim_set_var(&a, scale3);
     lv_anim_set_time(&a, 4100);
     lv_anim_set_playback_time(&a, 800);
     lv_anim_start(&a);
@@ -1615,12 +1615,10 @@ static void scale2_timer_cb(lv_timer_t * timer)
 
 static void scale3_anim_cb(void * var, int32_t v)
 {
-    LV_UNUSED(var);
+    lv_obj_t * needle = lv_obj_get_child(var, 0);
+    lv_scale_set_image_needle_value(var, needle, v);
 
-    lv_obj_t * needle = lv_obj_get_child(scale3, 0);
-    lv_scale_set_image_needle_value(scale3, needle, v);
-
-    lv_obj_t * label = lv_obj_get_child(scale3, 1);
+    lv_obj_t * label = lv_obj_get_child(var, 1);
     lv_label_set_text_fmt(label, "%"LV_PRId32, v);
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/widgets/scale/lv_example_scale_3.c b/examples/widgets/scale/lv_example_scale_3.c
index fa53093b0..59b84803f 100644
--- a/examples/widgets/scale/lv_example_scale_3.c
+++ b/examples/widgets/scale/lv_example_scale_3.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void lv_example_scale_3(void)
     lv_obj_set_style_bg_color(scale_line, lv_palette_lighten(LV_PALETTE_RED, 5), 0);
     lv_obj_set_style_radius(scale_line, LV_RADIUS_CIRCLE, 0);
     lv_obj_set_style_clip_corner(scale_line, true, 0);
-    lv_obj_align(scale_line, LV_ALIGN_LEFT_MID, LV_PCT(5), 0);
+    lv_obj_align(scale_line, LV_ALIGN_LEFT_MID, LV_PCT(2), 0);
 
     lv_scale_set_label_show(scale_line, true);
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void lv_example_scale_3(void)
     lv_obj_set_style_bg_color(scale_img, lv_palette_lighten(LV_PALETTE_RED, 5), 0);
     lv_obj_set_style_radius(scale_img, LV_RADIUS_CIRCLE, 0);
     lv_obj_set_style_clip_corner(scale_img, true, 0);
-    lv_obj_align(scale_img, LV_ALIGN_RIGHT_MID, LV_PCT(-5), 0);
+    lv_obj_align(scale_img, LV_ALIGN_RIGHT_MID, LV_PCT(-2), 0);
 
     lv_scale_set_label_show(scale_img, true);