diff --git a/data/gui/xml_console_window.ui b/data/gui/xml_console_window.ui
index 66768dd9f..9891f5f26 100644
--- a/data/gui/xml_console_window.ui
+++ b/data/gui/xml_console_window.ui
@@ -222,11 +222,10 @@
                   <object class="GtkScrolledWindow" id="scrolledwindow42">
                     <property name="visible">True</property>
                     <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-                    <property name="hscrollbar_policy">never</property>
-                    <property name="vscrollbar_policy">never</property>
                     <property name="shadow_type">in</property>
                     <child>
                       <object class="GtkTextView" id="input_textview">
+                        <property name="height_request">120</property>
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                         <property name="wrap_mode">char</property>