diff --git a/src/insets/InsetBox.cpp b/src/insets/InsetBox.cpp
index 8e6b1b99bb..5d5b8c2121 100644
--- a/src/insets/InsetBox.cpp
+++ b/src/insets/InsetBox.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ int InsetBox::latex(Buffer const & buf, odocstream & os,
 			width_string += " - 2\\fboxsep - 2\\fboxrule"/* "-\\shadowsize"*/;
 			break;
 		case Doublebox:
-			width_string += " - 2\\fboxsep - 7.5\\fboxrule - 1.0pt";
+			width_string += " - 2\\fboxsep - 7.5\\fboxrule - 1pt";
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -388,9 +388,8 @@ int InsetBox::latex(Buffer const & buf, odocstream & os,
 		os << "}";
 		break;
 	}
-	os << "%\n";
 
-	i += 3;
+	i += 2;
 
 	return i;
 }
diff --git a/status.15x b/status.15x
index 2b6df880dc..687b218726 100644
--- a/status.15x
+++ b/status.15x
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ What's new
 
 * DOCUMENT INPUT/OUTPUT
 
-- support to paste text containing ligatures to LyX
+- Support to paste text containing ligatures to LyX.
+
 
 * BUILD/INSTALLATION:
 
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ What's new
 - Rotated floats are now correctly converted to ERT when exporting to LyX
   format < 1.4.0.
 
+- Fix the LaTeX output of boxes (bug 2492).
+
 
 * USER INTERFACE: