diff --git a/src/components/contacts.rs b/src/components/contacts.rs
index 9feb6e42a..e1c4a169d 100644
--- a/src/components/contacts.rs
+++ b/src/components/contacts.rs
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ impl ContactManager {
 
         if self.card.external_resource() {
             self.mode = ViewMode::ReadOnly;
-            let _ = self
-                .content
-                .resize(self.content.size().0, 2, Cell::default());
+            let _ = self.content.resize(self.content.size().0, 2, None);
             write_string_to_grid(
                 "This contact's origin is external and cannot be edited within meli.",
                 &mut self.content,
diff --git a/src/components/mail/listing.rs b/src/components/mail/listing.rs
index 2e74dbf86..067b13210 100644
--- a/src/components/mail/listing.rs
+++ b/src/components/mail/listing.rs
@@ -1604,11 +1604,7 @@ impl Listing {
             ListingFocus::Menu => self.menu_cursor_pos,
         };
         if min_width > width || height < total_height || self.dirty {
-            let _ = self.menu_content.resize(
-                min_width * 2,
-                total_height,
-                self.menu_content.default_cell,
-            );
+            let _ = self.menu_content.resize(min_width * 2, total_height, None);
             let bottom_right = pos_dec(self.menu_content.size(), (1, 1));
             let mut y = 0;
             for a in 0..self.accounts.len() {
diff --git a/src/state.rs b/src/state.rs
index 1553c5238..2f65c0c38 100644
--- a/src/state.rs
+++ b/src/state.rs
@@ -515,15 +515,13 @@ impl State {
         }
         self.cols = termcols.unwrap_or(72) as usize;
         self.rows = termrows.unwrap_or(120) as usize;
-        if !self.grid.resize(self.cols, self.rows, Cell::with_char(' ')) {
+        if !self.grid.resize(self.cols, self.rows, None) {
             panic!(
                 "Terminal size too big: ({} cols, {} rows)",
                 self.cols, self.rows
             );
         }
-        let _ = self
-            .overlay_grid
-            .resize(self.cols, self.rows, Cell::with_char(' '));
+        let _ = self.overlay_grid.resize(self.cols, self.rows, None);
 
         self.rcv_event(UIEvent::Resize);
         self.display_messages_dirty = true;
diff --git a/src/terminal/cells.rs b/src/terminal/cells.rs
index ecc3ab841..98a3e51fc 100644
--- a/src/terminal/cells.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/cells.rs
@@ -148,12 +148,13 @@ impl CellBuffer {
     /// Resizes `CellBuffer` to the given number of rows and columns, using the given `Cell` as
     /// a blank.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn resize(&mut self, newcols: usize, newrows: usize, blank: Cell) -> bool {
+    pub fn resize(&mut self, newcols: usize, newrows: usize, blank: Option<Cell>) -> bool {
         let newlen = newcols * newrows;
         if (self.cols, self.rows) == (newcols, newrows) || newlen >= Self::MAX_SIZE {
             return !(newlen >= Self::MAX_SIZE);
         }
 
+        let blank = blank.unwrap_or(self.default_cell);
         let mut newbuf: Vec<Cell> = Vec::with_capacity(newlen);
         for y in 0..newrows {
             for x in 0..newcols {
@@ -178,7 +179,8 @@ impl CellBuffer {
     }
 
     /// Clears `self`, using the given `Cell` as a blank.
-    pub fn clear(&mut self, blank: Cell) {
+    pub fn clear(&mut self, blank: Option<Cell>) {
+        let blank = blank.unwrap_or(self.default_cell);
         for cell in self.cellvec_mut().iter_mut() {
             *cell = blank;
         }
@@ -1086,11 +1088,7 @@ macro_rules! inspect_bounds {
         let (upper_left, bottom_right) = $area;
         if $x > (get_x(bottom_right)) || $x >= get_x(bounds) {
             if $grid.growable {
-                if !$grid.resize(
-                    std::cmp::max($x + 1, $grid.cols),
-                    $grid.rows,
-                    $grid.default_cell,
-                ) {
+                if !$grid.resize(std::cmp::max($x + 1, $grid.cols), $grid.rows, None) {
                     break;
                 };
             } else {
@@ -1105,11 +1103,7 @@ macro_rules! inspect_bounds {
         }
         if $y > (get_y(bottom_right)) || $y >= get_y(bounds) {
             if $grid.growable {
-                if !$grid.resize(
-                    $grid.cols,
-                    std::cmp::max($y + 1, $grid.rows),
-                    $grid.default_cell,
-                ) {
+                if !$grid.resize($grid.cols, std::cmp::max($y + 1, $grid.rows), None) {
                     break;
                 };
             } else {
@@ -1139,7 +1133,7 @@ pub fn write_string_to_grid(
             if !grid.resize(
                 std::cmp::max(grid.cols, x + 2),
                 std::cmp::max(grid.rows, y + 2),
-                grid.default_cell,
+                None,
             ) {
                 return (x, y);
             }
@@ -1158,7 +1152,7 @@ pub fn write_string_to_grid(
             if !grid.resize(
                 std::cmp::max(grid.cols, x + 2),
                 std::cmp::max(grid.rows, y + 2),
-                grid.default_cell,
+                None,
             ) {
                 return (x, y);
             }
diff --git a/src/terminal/embed/grid.rs b/src/terminal/embed/grid.rs
index 848dc9ce9..cb922fd35 100644
--- a/src/terminal/embed/grid.rs
+++ b/src/terminal/embed/grid.rs
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ impl EmbedGrid {
         self.scroll_region.bottom = new_val.1.saturating_sub(1);
 
         self.terminal_size = new_val;
-        if !self.grid.resize(new_val.0, new_val.1, Cell::default()) {
+        if !self.grid.resize(new_val.0, new_val.1, None) {
             panic!(
                 "Terminal size too big: ({} cols, {} rows)",
                 new_val.0, new_val.1
             );
         }
-        self.grid.clear(Cell::default());
+        self.grid.clear(Some(Cell::default()));
         self.cursor = (0, 0);
         self.wrap_next = false;
         let winsize = Winsize {