diff --git a/ocrolib/psegutils.py b/ocrolib/psegutils.py
index cbe17f3a..7f4fdd91 100644
--- a/ocrolib/psegutils.py
+++ b/ocrolib/psegutils.py
@@ -90,17 +90,14 @@ def extract(image,y0,x0,y1,x1,mode='nearest',cval=0):
     try:
         r = interpolation.shift(sub,(y-y0,x-x0),mode=mode,cval=cval,order=0)
         if cw > w or ch > h:
-            n = ones((ch, cw), dtype=r.dtype)
             pady0, padx0 = max(-y0, 0), max(-x0, 0)
-            rh, rw = r.shape
-            n[pady0:rh+pady0,padx0:rw+padx0] = r
-            r = n
+            r = interpolation.affine_transform(r, eye(2), offset=(pady0, padx0), cval=1, output_shape=(ch, cw))
         return r
 
     except RuntimeError:
-	# workaround for platform differences between 32bit and 64bit
+        # workaround for platform differences between 32bit and 64bit
         # scipy.ndimage
-	dtype = sub.dtype
+        dtype = sub.dtype
         sub = array(sub,dtype='float64')
         sub = interpolation.shift(sub,(y-y0,x-x0),mode=mode,cval=cval,order=0)
         sub = array(sub,dtype=dtype)
diff --git a/tests/text-near-edge.bin.png b/tests/text-near-edge.bin.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f75e7af
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