diff --git a/gui/shipBrowser.py b/gui/shipBrowser.py
index 0a5b52ac6..6404f700d 100644
--- a/gui/shipBrowser.py
+++ b/gui/shipBrowser.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class HeaderPane (wx.Panel):
 
 class ListPane (wx.ScrolledWindow):
     def __init__(self, parent):
-        wx.ScrolledWindow.__init__ (self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.Size(500, 300), style=wx.TAB_TRAVERSAL)
+        wx.ScrolledWindow.__init__ (self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, size=wx.Size(1, 1), style=wx.TAB_TRAVERSAL)
         self._wList = []
         self._wCount = 0
         self.SetBackgroundColour(wx.SystemSettings_GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_WINDOW))