diff --git a/frontend/src/components/messages/MessageComposer.tsx b/frontend/src/components/messages/MessageComposer.tsx
index 274d11f3..05e50685 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/messages/MessageComposer.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/messages/MessageComposer.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useLayoutEffect, useState } from "react";
import type React from "react";
import { Paperclip, Send, Smile, X } from "lucide-react";
-const MIN_COMPOSER_HEIGHT = 42;
+const MIN_COMPOSER_HEIGHT = 40;
const MAX_COMPOSER_HEIGHT = 128;
type ReplyTarget = {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export default function MessageComposer({
onChange={onFilesChange}
/>