diff --git a/src/timeline/component/css/animation.css b/src/timeline/component/css/animation.css
index ea2b20f9..0b03f57f 100644
--- a/src/timeline/component/css/animation.css
+++ b/src/timeline/component/css/animation.css
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
-/* TODO: get animation working nicely
 .vis.timeline.root {
+  /*
   -webkit-transition: height .4s ease-in-out;
   transition:         height .4s ease-in-out;
+  */
 }
 
 .vis.timeline .vispanel {
+  /*
   -webkit-transition: height .4s ease-in-out, top .4s ease-in-out;
   transition:         height .4s ease-in-out, top .4s ease-in-out;
+  */
 }
 
 .vis.timeline .axis {
+  /*
   -webkit-transition: top .4s ease-in-out;
   transition:         top .4s ease-in-out;
+  */
 }
 
-.vis.timeline  .group,
-.vis.timeline  .labelset .vlabel {
-  -webkit-transition: height .4s ease-in-out;
-  transition:         height .4s ease-in-out;
-}
+/* TODO: get animation working nicely
 
 .vis.timeline .item {
   -webkit-transition: top .4s ease-in-out;
diff --git a/src/timeline/component/item/ItemBox.js b/src/timeline/component/item/ItemBox.js
index f1f30f36..6a067826 100644
--- a/src/timeline/component/item/ItemBox.js
+++ b/src/timeline/component/item/ItemBox.js
@@ -212,8 +212,10 @@ ItemBox.prototype.repositionY = function() {
 
   if (orientation == 'top') {
     box.style.top     = (this.top || 0) + 'px';
+
     line.style.top    = '0';
     line.style.height = (this.parent.top + this.top + 1) + 'px';
+    line.style.bottom = '';
   }
   else { // orientation 'bottom'
     var itemSetHeight = this.parent.itemSet.props.height; // TODO: this is nasty
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ ItemBox.prototype.repositionY = function() {
 
     box.style.top     = (this.parent.height - this.top - this.height || 0) + 'px';
     line.style.top    = (itemSetHeight - lineHeight) + 'px';
-    line.style.height = (lineHeight) + 'px';
+    line.style.bottom = '0';
   }
 
   dot.style.top = (-this.props.dot.height / 2) + 'px';