diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
index 0c5d687..603a201 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent.zig
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ longest: usize = 0,
 commands: Commands = undefined,
 buffer_manager: ?*BufferManager,
 
+const inputbox_label = "Search files by name";
+
 pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !tui.Mode {
     const mv = tui.mainview() orelse return error.NotFound;
     const self = try allocator.create(Self);
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn create(allocator: std.mem.Allocator) !tui.Mode {
         .logger = log.logger(@typeName(Self)),
         .inputbox = (try self.menu.add_header(try InputBox.create(*Self, self.allocator, self.menu.menu.parent, .{
             .ctx = self,
-            .label = "Search files by name",
+            .label = inputbox_label,
         }))).dynamic_cast(InputBox.State(*Self)) orelse unreachable,
         .buffer_manager = tui.get_buffer_manager(),
     };
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn deinit(self: *Self) void {
 }
 
 inline fn menu_width(self: *Self) usize {
-    return @min(self.longest, max_menu_width()) + 2;
+    return @max(@min(self.longest, max_menu_width()) + 2, inputbox_label.len + 2);
 }
 
 inline fn menu_pos_x(self: *Self) usize {
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
index 926dc65..1e0e18a 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
 
         fn do_resize(self: *Self) void {
             const screen = tui.screen();
-            const w = @min(self.longest, max_menu_width) + 2 + 1 + self.longest_hint;
+            const w = @max(@min(self.longest, max_menu_width) + 2 + 1 + self.longest_hint, options.label.len + 2);
             const x = if (screen.w > w) (screen.w - w) / 2 else 0;
             self.view_rows = get_view_rows(screen);
             const h = @min(self.items + self.menu.header_count, self.view_rows + self.menu.header_count);