diff --git a/run.lua b/run.lua
index 2284c4f..a736e20 100644
--- a/run.lua
+++ b/run.lua
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function run.load_settings()
   -- set up desired window dimensions
   App.screen.flags.resizable = true
   App.screen.flags.minwidth = math.min(App.screen.width, 200)
-  App.screen.flags.minheight = math.min(App.screen.width, 200)
+  App.screen.flags.minheight = math.min(App.screen.height, 200)
   App.screen.width, App.screen.height = Settings.width, Settings.height
   love.window.setMode(App.screen.width, App.screen.height, App.screen.flags)
   love.window.setPosition(Settings.x, Settings.y, Settings.displayindex)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function run.initialize_window_geometry(em_width)
   App.screen.width = 40*em_width
   App.screen.flags.resizable = true
   App.screen.flags.minwidth = math.min(App.screen.width, 200)
-  App.screen.flags.minheight = math.min(App.screen.width, 200)
+  App.screen.flags.minheight = math.min(App.screen.height, 200)
   love.window.setMode(App.screen.width, App.screen.height, App.screen.flags)
 end
 
diff --git a/source.lua b/source.lua
index f0022be..44cf440 100644
--- a/source.lua
+++ b/source.lua
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ function source.initialize_window_geometry(em_width)
   App.screen.width = 40*em_width
   App.screen.flags.resizable = true
   App.screen.flags.minwidth = math.min(App.screen.width, 200)
-  App.screen.flags.minheight = math.min(App.screen.width, 200)
+  App.screen.flags.minheight = math.min(App.screen.height, 200)
   App.screen.resize(App.screen.width, App.screen.height, App.screen.flags)
   print('initializing source position')
   if Settings == nil then Settings = {} end