diff --git a/src/transaction.vala b/src/transaction.vala
index 6278b45cc8c76b68403e29166d3f6a1b6be6b55f..a235c3631f6497365148a13b401ebeb73a539427 100644
--- a/src/transaction.vala
+++ b/src/transaction.vala
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ namespace Pamac {
 			term_window = new Gtk.ScrolledWindow (null, term.vadjustment);
 			term_window.expand = true;
 			term_window.visible = true;
+			// height 200 needed for installer
+			term_window.height_request = 200;
 			term_window.propagate_natural_height = true;
 			term_window.add (term);
 			build_cancellable = new Cancellable ();