diff --git a/gramps/gen/config.py b/gramps/gen/config.py
index 402941894..39a4efdda 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/config.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/config.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ register('interface.filter-editor-width', 400)
 register('interface.filter-editor-height', 350)
 register('interface.fullscreen', False)
 register('interface.grampletbar-close', False)
-register('interface.height', 725)
+register('interface.height', 500)
 register('interface.ignore-gexiv2', False)
 register('interface.ignore-osmgpsmap', False)
 register('interface.lds-height', 450)
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ register('interface.toolbar-on', True)
 register('interface.url-height', 150)
 register('interface.url-width', 600)
 register('interface.view', True)
-register('interface.width', 1090)
+register('interface.width', 775)
 register('interface.surname-box-height', 150)
 register('interface.treemodel-cache-size', 1000)