diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Transaction.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Transaction.hs
index 1258f9a2a..ae584ed48 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Transaction.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Transaction.hs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ postingAsLines elideamount onelineamounts pstoalignwith p = concat [
       | null (amounts $ pamount p) = [""]
       | otherwise      = lines . fst . showMixedUnnormalised showAmount (Just amtwidth) Nothing False $ pamount p
       where
-        amtwidth = maximum $ map (snd . showMixed showAmount (Just 12) Nothing False . pamount) pstoalignwith  -- min. 12 for backwards compatibility
+        amtwidth = maximum $ 12 : map (snd . showMixedUnnormalised showAmount Nothing Nothing False . pamount) pstoalignwith  -- min. 12 for backwards compatibility
 
     (samelinecomment, newlinecomments) =
       case renderCommentLines (pcomment p) of []   -> ("",[])
diff --git a/tests/close.test b/tests/close.test
index b2d1c17d9..9d86d4bee 100644
--- a/tests/close.test
+++ b/tests/close.test
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ $ hledger -f- close assets -p 2019 --show-costs -x
 
 $ hledger -f- close -p 2016 assets liabilities --show-costs -x
 2016-12-31 closing balances
-    assets:bank                               -5,733.00 EUR = 0.00 EUR
-    liabilities:employer                        $-10,000.00
-    liabilities:employer               $5,000.00 @ 0.93 EUR
-    liabilities:employer               $5,000.00 @ 0.95 EUR = $0.00
-    liabilities:employer                          -1.00 EUR = 0.00 EUR
+    assets:bank                                -5,733.00 EUR = 0.00 EUR
+    liabilities:employer                         $-10,000.00
+    liabilities:employer                $5,000.00 @ 0.93 EUR
+    liabilities:employer                $5,000.00 @ 0.95 EUR = $0.00
+    liabilities:employer                           -1.00 EUR = 0.00 EUR
     equity:opening/closing balances               $10,000.00
     equity:opening/closing balances    $-5,000.00 @ 0.93 EUR
     equity:opening/closing balances    $-5,000.00 @ 0.95 EUR
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ commodity AAA 0.00000000
 
 $ hledger -f- close -p 2019 assets --show-costs -x
 2019-12-31 closing balances
-    assets:aaa                                      AAA -510.00000000 = AAA 0.00000000
-    assets:usd                                                $-49.50
-    assets:usd                         $49.390001 @ AAA 10.3528242505 = $0.00
+    assets:aaa                                       AAA -510.00000000 = AAA 0.00000000
+    assets:usd                                                 $-49.50
+    assets:usd                          $49.390001 @ AAA 10.3528242505 = $0.00
     equity:opening/closing balances                             $49.50
     equity:opening/closing balances    $-49.390001 @ AAA 10.3528242505
     equity:opening/closing balances                   AAA 510.00000000