diff --git a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
index f3cfeab61..c6dec466e 100644
--- a/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(qtwebapp::LoggerWithFile *logger, const MainParser& parse
 
     QPixmap logoPixmap(":/sdrangel_logo.png");
     SDRangelSplash *splash = new SDRangelSplash(logoPixmap);
-    splash->setMessageRect(QRect(10, 80, 350, 12));
+    splash->setMessageRect(QRect(10, 80, 350, 16));
     splash->show();
     splash->showStatusMessage("starting...", Qt::white);