diff --git a/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/PollFinishedNotificationCollectionViewCell.swift b/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/PollFinishedNotificationCollectionViewCell.swift
index 8dbb39fc..41ab1ef5 100644
--- a/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/PollFinishedNotificationCollectionViewCell.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Screens/Notifications/PollFinishedNotificationCollectionViewCell.swift
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class PollFinishedNotificationCollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewCell {
         contentView.addSubview(iconView)
         vStack.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
         contentView.addSubview(vStack)
+        let vStackBottomConstraint = vStack.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.bottomAnchor, constant: -8)
+        // need something to break during intermediate layouts when the cell imposes a 44pt height :S
+        vStackBottomConstraint.priority = .init(999)
         NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
             iconView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: vStack.topAnchor),
             iconView.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.leadingAnchor, constant: 16 + 50),
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ class PollFinishedNotificationCollectionViewCell: UICollectionViewCell {
             vStack.leadingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: iconView.trailingAnchor, constant: 8),
             vStack.trailingAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.trailingAnchor, constant: -16),
             vStack.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.topAnchor, constant: 8),
-            vStack.bottomAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.bottomAnchor, constant: -8),
+            vStackBottomConstraint,
         ])
         
         NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(updateUIForPreferences), name: .preferencesChanged, object: nil)