diff --git a/adafruit-circuitpython-display-text-DSX_CUSTOM_MAR172020.tar.gz b/adafruit-circuitpython-display-text-DSX_CUSTOM_MAR172020.tar.gz
index 85b10a468..9911fbccb 100644
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diff --git a/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/constants.py b/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/constants.py
index e683684b9..bca672472 100644
--- a/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/constants.py
+++ b/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/constants.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 INCORR_SUBCLASS = "Layer must be a Group or TileGrid subclass."
 LAYER_ALREADY_IN_GROUP = "Layer already in a group."
 GROUP_FULL = "Group Full"
+SCALE_TOO_SMALL = "scale must be >= 1"
 
 SCREEN_HEIGHT_WIDTH = 240
 
diff --git a/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/group.py b/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/group.py
index 4704c67cf..c5dccf90a 100644
--- a/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/group.py
+++ b/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/group.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import common
 import board
+import sys
 
 # Group implementation loosely based on the
 # displayio.Group class in Adafruit CircuitPython
@@ -33,12 +34,22 @@ class Group:
     """
 
     def __init__(
-        self, max_size, scale=1, x=0, y=0, check_active_group_ref=True, auto_write=True
+        self,
+        max_size=sys.maxsize,
+        scale=1,
+        x=0,
+        y=0,
+        check_active_group_ref=True,
+        auto_write=True,
     ):
         self.__check_active_group_ref = check_active_group_ref
         self.__auto_write = auto_write
         self.__contents = []
         self.__max_size = max_size
+
+        if scale < 1:
+            raise ValueError(CONSTANTS.SCALE_TOO_SMALL)
+
         self.__scale = scale
         """
             .. attribute:: scale
@@ -89,6 +100,9 @@ def scale(self):
 
     @scale.setter
     def scale(self, val):
+        if val < 1:
+            raise ValueError(CONSTANTS.SCALE_TOO_SMALL)
+
         if self.__scale != val:
             self.__scale = val
             self.__elem_changed()
diff --git a/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/test/test_group.py b/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/test/test_group.py
index 7eee71159..4d943ffc8 100644
--- a/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/test/test_group.py
+++ b/src/base_circuitpython/displayio/test/test_group.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ def test_incorr_subclass(self, group_item):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=CONSTANTS.INCORR_SUBCLASS):
             g1.append(group_item)
 
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("scale", [(0), (-2)])
+    def test_invalid_scale(self, scale):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=CONSTANTS.SCALE_TOO_SMALL):
+            g1 = Group(scale=scale)
+
     def test_layer_already_in_group(self):
         g1 = Group(max_size=4)
 
diff --git a/src/clue/adafruit_clue.py b/src/clue/adafruit_clue.py
index 932ca9c34..c4d8b659e 100644
--- a/src/clue/adafruit_clue.py
+++ b/src/clue/adafruit_clue.py
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._font = terminalio.FONT
         if font:
             self._font = font
-        self.text_group = displayio.Group(max_size=20, scale=text_scale)
         self.text_scale = text_scale
+        self.text_group = displayio.Group(max_size=20, scale=self.text_scale)
         if title:
             # Fail gracefully if title is longer than 60 characters.
             if len(title) > 60:
@@ -130,12 +130,12 @@ def __init__(
                 scale=title_scale,
             )
             title.x = 0
-            title.y = 8
-            self._y = title.y + 18 * text_scale
+            title.y = 8 * self.text_scale
+            self._y = title.y + 18 * self.text_scale
 
             self.text_group.append(title)
         else:
-            self._y = 3
+            self._y = 3 * self.text_scale
 
         self._lines = []
         for num in range(1):