diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/MessageDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/MessageDialog.qml
index 9428e3ab6e..629027ab2a 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/MessageDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/dialogs/MessageDialog.qml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ ModalWindow {
 
         QtObject {
             id: d
-            readonly property int minWidth: 480
+            readonly property int minWidth: 1100
             readonly property int maxWidth: 1280
             readonly property int minHeight: 120
             readonly property int maxHeight: 720
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ ModalWindow {
             id: mainTextContainer
             onTextChanged: d.resize();
             wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+            width: messageBox.width
             size: hifi.fontSizes.menuItem
             color: hifi.colors.baseGrayHighlight
             anchors {