diff --git a/barcode/writer.py b/barcode/writer.py
index b63e5ea..779f928 100755
--- a/barcode/writer.py
+++ b/barcode/writer.py
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ def calculate_size(self, modules_per_line, number_of_lines):
         )
         number_of_text_lines = len(self.text.splitlines())
         if self.font_size and self.text:
-            height += (
-                pt2mm(self.font_size) / 2 * number_of_text_lines + self.text_distance
-            )
+            height += pt2mm(self.font_size) * number_of_text_lines + self.text_distance
             height += self.text_line_distance * (number_of_text_lines - 1)
         return width, height
 
@@ -284,7 +282,7 @@ def render(self, code):
                 # Split the ean into its blocks
                 self.text = self.text.split(" ")
 
-                ypos += pt2mm(self.font_size)
+                ypos += pt2mm(self.font_size) + self.text_distance
 
                 blocks = self.text
                 for text_, xpos in zip(blocks, text["xpos"]):