diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index afbb1ffd..09a4671c 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ unreleased:
 - added check box to numberlineedits to switch between user input and spreadsheet
 - re-enabled MLprediciton
 - fixed bug in gui where manual sample couldnt be created when run nubmer was negative.
+- Combined beamline view now split vertically not horizontally
 0.2.67
 - added run number to sampleshortinfo
 - ingest raster result, including beam center to database
diff --git a/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py b/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py
index 71b11b82..8bdaed3c 100644
--- a/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py
+++ b/gui/src/aaregui/main_window.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.sample_camera = SampleCameraImageLabel(geom=geom, raster=self.raster, parent=top_widget, default_image=default_image)
 
         self.beamline_view_container = QWidget(parent=top_widget)
-        self.beamline_view_layout = QHBoxLayout(self.beamline_view_container)
+        self.beamline_view_layout = QVBoxLayout(self.beamline_view_container)
         self.beamline_view_layout.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
         self.beamline_view_layout.setSpacing(6)