diff --git a/viewer/JFJochViewerDatasetInfo.cpp b/viewer/JFJochViewerDatasetInfo.cpp
index cfb960d2..4adbda9a 100644
--- a/viewer/JFJochViewerDatasetInfo.cpp
+++ b/viewer/JFJochViewerDatasetInfo.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ JFJochViewerDatasetInfo::JFJochViewerDatasetInfo(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(pare
 
     stack = new QStackedWidget(this);
     chart_view = new JFJochDatasetInfoChartView(this);
-    chart_view->setMinimumHeight(200);   // keep the plot readable even when the dock is small
+    chart_view->setMinimumHeight(80);   // low floor so the bottom dock resizes freely (default is set via resizeDocks)
     grid_scan_image = new JFJochGridScanImage(this);
 
     stack->addWidget(chart_view);
diff --git a/viewer/windows/JFJochProcessingJobsWindow.cpp b/viewer/windows/JFJochProcessingJobsWindow.cpp
index b38e1a80..ca6dcb72 100644
--- a/viewer/windows/JFJochProcessingJobsWindow.cpp
+++ b/viewer/windows/JFJochProcessingJobsWindow.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ JFJochProcessingJobsWindow::JFJochProcessingJobsWindow(JFJochImageReadingWorker
     toolbar_->addAction("Show original", this, &JFJochProcessingJobsWindow::showOriginal);
 
     table_ = new QTableWidget(0, COL_COUNT, this);
+    table_->setMinimumHeight(60);   // let the bottom dock shrink freely
     table_->setHorizontalHeaderLabels({"Name", "Started", "Mode", "Images", "Status", "Index %", "Unit cell"});
     table_->horizontalHeader()->setStretchLastSection(true);
     table_->setSelectionBehavior(QAbstractItemView::SelectRows);