diff --git a/src/main/java/woofwoof/WoofWoof.java b/src/main/java/woofwoof/WoofWoof.java
index ef5f5d9e6c..b23c8f4711 100644
--- a/src/main/java/woofwoof/WoofWoof.java
+++ b/src/main/java/woofwoof/WoofWoof.java
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ public void initialize() {
                 Woof.wrapText(WoofMessage.HI.toFormattedValue(), "", Woof.getChatWidth()), this.doggo
             )
         );
+        this.dialogArea.prefHeightProperty().bind(this.scrollPane.heightProperty());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -135,9 +136,11 @@ public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
             loadCssStyles();
             primaryStage.setScene(this.scene);
             primaryStage.setTitle(WoofMessage.WOOF_TITLE.toFormattedValue());
-            primaryStage.setResizable(false);
+            primaryStage.setMinHeight(290.0);
             fxmlLoader.<WoofWoof>getController().setWoof(this.woof);
             primaryStage.show();
+            primaryStage.maxWidthProperty().bind(primaryStage.widthProperty());
+            primaryStage.minWidthProperty().bind(primaryStage.widthProperty());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             System.out.printf("really oh no\n%s\n", e.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/styles/dialogArea.css b/src/main/resources/styles/dialogArea.css
index d87e9259f9..6612b8331d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/styles/dialogArea.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/styles/dialogArea.css
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #dialogArea {
     -fx-background-color: #C5CBEC;
-    -fx-min-height: 680.0;
     -fx-pref-width: 740.0;
     -fx-padding: 10px 20px 0px 20px;
 }