diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/cover.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/cover.py
index 0d82e9ad73..013d17c321 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/cover.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/transforms/cover.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ class CoverManager(object):
             if width is None or height is None:
                 self.log.warning('Failed to read cover dimensions')
                 width, height = 600, 800
-            if self.preserve_aspect_ratio:
-                width, height = 600, 800
+            #if self.preserve_aspect_ratio:
+            #    width, height = 600, 800
             self.svg_template = self.svg_template.replace('__viewbox__',
                     '0 0 %d %d'%(width, height))
             self.svg_template = self.svg_template.replace('__width__',
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
index 7fa7a0cf4c..24050abf6a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/output.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PDFOutput(OutputFormatPlugin):
                     OptionRecommendation(name='preserve_cover_aspect_ratio',
                         recommended_value=False,
                         help=_('Preserve the aspect ratio of the cover, instead'
-                            ' of stretching it to fill the ull first page of the'
+                            ' of stretching it to fill the full first page of the'
                             ' generated pdf.')
                         ),
                  ])