diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
index aa85e076404..6784ebfaf8d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/window.main.ts
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ export class WindowMain {
     this.win = new BrowserWindow({
       width: this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey].width,
       height: this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey].height,
-      minWidth: 400,
-      minHeight: 400,
+      minWidth: 680,
+      minHeight: 500,
       x: this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey].x,
       y: this.windowStates[mainWindowSizeKey].y,
       title: app.name,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/platform/popup-modal-styles.ts b/apps/desktop/src/platform/popup-modal-styles.ts
index ec1c58d11fe..a024ada9061 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/platform/popup-modal-styles.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/platform/popup-modal-styles.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import { BrowserWindow } from "electron";
 
 import { WindowState } from "./models/domain/window-state";
 
-const popupWidth = 450;
-const popupHeight = 450;
+// change as needed, however limited by mainwindow minimum size
+const popupWidth = 680;
+const popupHeight = 500;
 
 export function applyPopupModalStyles(window: BrowserWindow) {
   window.unmaximize();
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export function applyPopupModalStyles(window: BrowserWindow) {
 }
 
 export function applyMainWindowStyles(window: BrowserWindow, existingWindowState: WindowState) {
-  window.setMinimumSize(400, 400);
+  window.setMinimumSize(680, 500);
 
   // need to guard against null/undefined values
   if (existingWindowState) {