diff --git a/gui/graphFrame.py b/gui/graphFrame.py
index aa58f59c4..c627a36cb 100644
--- a/gui/graphFrame.py
+++ b/gui/graphFrame.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class GraphFrame(wx.Frame):
         self.graphSelection = wx.Choice(self, wx.ID_ANY, style=0)
         self.mainSizer.Add(self.graphSelection, 0, wx.EXPAND)
 
-        self.figure = Figure(figsize=(5, 4), tight_layout={'pad': 1.08})
+        self.figure = Figure(figsize=(5, 3), tight_layout={'pad': 1.08})
 
         rgbtuple = wx.SystemSettings.GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_BTNFACE).Get()
         clr = [c / 255. for c in rgbtuple]
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class GraphFrame(wx.Frame):
 
         self.gridSizer = wx.FlexGridSizer(0, 4, 0, 0)
         self.gridSizer.AddGrowableCol(1)
-        dummyBox.Add(self.gridSizer, 0, wx.EXPAND)
+        dummyBox.Add(self.gridSizer, 0, wx.EXPAND | wx.ALL, 5)
 
         for view in Graph.views:
             view = view()