diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/stop_button/stop_button.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/stop_button/stop_button.py
index 1a5a042c..9fd0c2b4 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/stop_button/stop_button.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/stop_button/stop_button.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class StopButton(BECWidget, QWidget):
             self.button.setToolTip("Stop the scan queue")
         else:
             self.button = QPushButton()
-            self.button.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Policy.Expanding)
+            self.button.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Policy.Minimum, QSizePolicy.Policy.Fixed)
             self.button.setText("Stop")
             self.button.setStyleSheet(
                 f"background-color:  #cc181e; color: white; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px;"