diff --git a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
index 1761dfe3..a1f51b61 100644
--- a/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
+++ b/src/bitmessageqt/bitmessageui.py
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.pushButtonTTL.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonTTL"))
         self.horizontalLayout_5.addWidget(self.pushButtonTTL, 0, QtCore.Qt.AlignRight)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL = QtGui.QSlider(self.send)
-        self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(35, 0))
+        self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(70, 0))
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setOrientation(QtCore.Qt.Horizontal)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setInvertedAppearance(False)
         self.horizontalSliderTTL.setInvertedControls(False)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         self.pushButtonSend = QtGui.QPushButton(self.send)
         self.pushButtonSend.setObjectName(_fromUtf8("pushButtonSend"))
         self.horizontalLayout_5.addWidget(self.pushButtonSend, 0, QtCore.Qt.AlignRight)
-        self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(70, self.pushButtonSend.height()))
+        self.horizontalSliderTTL.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(105, self.pushButtonSend.height()))
         self.verticalSplitter.addWidget(self.tTLContainer)
         self.tTLContainer.adjustSize()
         self.verticalSplitter.setStretchFactor(1, 0)