diff --git a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ParabolicArea.qml b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ParabolicArea.qml
index 1f2697463..efe2fe7db 100644
--- a/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ParabolicArea.qml
+++ b/containment/package/contents/ui/applet/ParabolicArea.qml
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ Item {
             if (communicator.parabolicEffectIsSupported) {
                 communicator.bridge.parabolic.client.hostRequestUpdateLowerItemScale(newScales);
             } else {
-                updateScale(sideindex, 1);
+                updateScale(appletItem.index, 1);
             }
         } else if (ishigher && clearrequestedfromlastacceptedsignal && (appletItem.index > delegateIndex)) { //accept requestedfromlastacceptedsignal in higher direction if that is the case
             if (communicator.parabolicEffectIsSupported) {
                 communicator.bridge.parabolic.client.hostRequestUpdateHigherItemScale(newScales);
             } else {
-                updateScale(sideindex, 1);
+                updateScale(appletItem.index, 1);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/declarativeimports/abilities/client/ParabolicEffect.qml b/declarativeimports/abilities/client/ParabolicEffect.qml
index e156f23fa..087df9d9e 100644
--- a/declarativeimports/abilities/client/ParabolicEffect.qml
+++ b/declarativeimports/abilities/client/ParabolicEffect.qml
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ AbilityDefinition.ParabolicEffect {
     function sltTrackLowerItemScale(delegateIndex, newScales){
         //! send update signal to host
         if (bridge) {
+            var clearrequestedfromlastacceptedsignal = (newScales.length===1) && (newScales[0]===1);
             if (delegateIndex === -1) {
                 bridge.parabolic.clientRequestUpdateLowerItemScale(newScales);
-            } else if ((newScales.length===1) && (newScales[0]===1) && delegateIndex>=0) {
+            } else if (clearrequestedfromlastacceptedsignal && delegateIndex>=0) {
                 bridge.parabolic.clientRequestUpdateLowerItemScale(newScales);
             }
         }
@@ -153,9 +154,10 @@ AbilityDefinition.ParabolicEffect {
     function sltTrackHigherItemScale(delegateIndex, newScales) {
         //! send update signal to host
         if (bridge) {
+            var clearrequestedfromlastacceptedsignal = (newScales.length===1) && (newScales[0]===1);
             if (delegateIndex >= indexer.itemsCount) {
                 bridge.parabolic.clientRequestUpdateHigherItemScale(newScales);
-            } else if ((newScales.length===1) && (newScales[0]===1) && delegateIndex<indexer.itemsCount) {
+            } else if (clearrequestedfromlastacceptedsignal && delegateIndex<indexer.itemsCount) {
                 bridge.parabolic.clientRequestUpdateHigherItemScale(newScales);
             }
         }