diff --git a/todonotes.dtx b/todonotes.dtx
index acc983c..df7c801 100755
--- a/todonotes.dtx
+++ b/todonotes.dtx
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
 % \DescribeMacro{figwidth}
 % The |figwidth=length| option sets the default width of the figure
 % inserted by the |\missingfigure| command. 
-% The default value is |\textwidth|.
+% The default value is |\columnwidth|.
 %
 %
 %
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@bordercolor}{black}
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@textwidth}{\marginparwidth}
 \newcommand{\@todonotes@textsize}{\normalsize}
-\newcommand{\@todonotes@figwidth}{\textwidth}
+\newcommand{\@todonotes@figwidth}{\columnwidth}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \AtBeginDocument{