diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
index db20965a39..ccb3010484 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/window.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent) {
   QObject::connect(onboardingWindow, SIGNAL(onboardingDone()), this, SLOT(closeSettings()));
   onboardingWindow->updateActiveScreen();
 
+  // TODO: this is needed to make first page not squished, why?
+  main_layout->setSizeConstraint(QLayout::SetMinimumSize);
 
   setStyleSheet(R"(
     * {