diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 0f764a8..27ba4bd 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function 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)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function 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