diff --git a/interface/interface_en.ts b/interface/interface_en.ts
index 80433032dc..b6e35f3f5f 100644
--- a/interface/interface_en.ts
+++ b/interface/interface_en.ts
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@
     <name>ChatWindow</name>
     <message>
         <location filename="ui/chatWindow.ui" line="14"/>
-        <location filename="../build/interface/ui_chatWindow.h" line="141"/>
+        <location filename="../build/interface/ui_chatWindow.h" line="143"/>
         <source>Chat</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="ui/chatWindow.ui" line="41"/>
-        <location filename="../build/interface/ui_chatWindow.h" line="142"/>
+        <location filename="ui/chatWindow.ui" line="44"/>
+        <location filename="../build/interface/ui_chatWindow.h" line="144"/>
         <source>Connecting to XMPP...</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
     <message>
-        <location filename="ui/chatWindow.ui" line="62"/>
-        <location filename="../build/interface/ui_chatWindow.h" line="143"/>
+        <location filename="ui/chatWindow.ui" line="65"/>
+        <location filename="../build/interface/ui_chatWindow.h" line="145"/>
         <source> online now:</source>
         <translation type="unfinished"></translation>
     </message>
diff --git a/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui b/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui
index ecb4d79c41..22f2dcd5dd 100644
--- a/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui
+++ b/interface/ui/chatWindow.ui
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Chat</string>
   </property>
+  <property name="styleSheet">
+   <string notr="true">font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;</string>
+  </property>
   <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <property name="spacing">
     <number>0</number>
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@
    <item>
     <widget class="QScrollArea" name="messagesScrollArea">
      <property name="styleSheet">
-      <string notr="true">margin-top: 12px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;</string>
+      <string notr="true">margin-top: 12px;</string>
      </property>
      <property name="horizontalScrollBarPolicy">
       <enum>Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff</enum>
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@
         <x>0</x>
         <y>0</y>
         <width>358</width>
-        <height>452</height>
+        <height>464</height>
        </rect>
       </property>
       <property name="styleSheet">
@@ -154,6 +157,12 @@
        <verstretch>0</verstretch>
       </sizepolicy>
      </property>
+     <property name="minimumSize">
+      <size>
+       <width>0</width>
+       <height>60</height>
+      </size>
+     </property>
      <property name="styleSheet">
       <string notr="true">border-color: palette(dark); border-style: solid;  border-left-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px;</string>
      </property>