diff --git a/soitool/modules/module_freetext.py b/soitool/modules/module_freetext.py
index 912ec9d64778d0f38ed0cee9af5df6e64aeeffeb..29c63a1a86a2d9b419b14eb6895bfeb5d23308df 100644
--- a/soitool/modules/module_freetext.py
+++ b/soitool/modules/module_freetext.py
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ class FreeTextModule(ModuleBase, QWidget, metaclass=Meta):
                 size_hint_text_edit_body.width(),
                 size_hint_line_edit_header.width(),
             ),
-            max(
-                size_hint_text_edit_body.height(),
-                size_hint_line_edit_header.height(),
-            ),
+            size_hint_text_edit_body.height()
+            + size_hint_line_edit_header.height(),
         )
 
     def resizeEvent(self, event):