diff --git a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java
index 7e25aa03c..c2b5685b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/featurecat/lizzie/Config.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ private JSONObject createDefaultConfig() {
         ui.put("confirm-exit", false);
         ui.put("handicap-instead-of-winrate",false);
         ui.put("board-size", 19);
-        ui.put("window-size", new JSONArray("[0, 0]"));
+        ui.put("window-size", new JSONArray("[1024, 768]"));
         ui.put("window-maximized", false);
 
         config.put("ui", ui);