diff --git a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/krita/excepthook.py b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/krita/excepthook.py
index e83d84cbb0..f5316dab5d 100644
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/krita/excepthook.py
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/plugin/krita/excepthook.py
@@ -1,85 +1,85 @@
 """
 Exception hook
 If some unexpected error occures it can be shown in a nice looking dialog.
 Especially useful is the traceback view.
 
 Things to extend: Clicking on the filename should open an editor.
 Things to consider: Mail exceptions, copy to clipboard or send to bug tracker.
 """
 import sys
 import cgitb
 import atexit
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, Qt
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QDialog
 
 from excepthook_ui import Ui_ExceptHookDialog
 
 
 
 def on_error(exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb):
     """
     This is the callback function for sys.excepthook
     """
     dlg = ExceptHookDialog(exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb)
     dlg.show()
     dlg.exec_()
 
 
 
 def show_current_error(title=None):
     """
     Call this function to show the current error.
     It can be used inside an except-block.
     """
     dlg = ExceptHookDialog(sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value, sys.exc_traceback, title)
     dlg.show()
     dlg.exec_()
 
 
 def install():
     "activates the error handler"
     sys.excepthook = on_error
 
 
     
 def uninstall():
     "removes the error handler"
     sys.excepthook = sys.__excepthook__
 
 atexit.register(uninstall)
 
 
 class ExceptHookDialog(QDialog):
 
 
     def __init__(self, exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb, title=None):
         QDialog.__init__(self)
         self.ui = Ui_ExceptHookDialog()
         self.ui.setupUi(self)
         if title:
             self.setWindowTitle(self.windowTitle() + ": " + title)
         msg = "%s: %s" % (exc_type.__name__, exc_obj)
         self.ui.exceptionLabel.setText(msg)
         html = cgitb.text((exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb))
         self.ui.tracebackBrowser.setText(html)
-        self.resize(self.sizeHint())
+        self.resize(650, 350) # give enough space to see the backtrace better
 
     @pyqtSlot()
     def on_closeButton_clicked(self):
         self.close()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # Some tests:
     app = QApplication(sys.argv)
     install()
     print("Triggering error 1")
     try:
         fail = 1 / 0
     except:
         show_current_error("Using inside except")
     print("Triggering error 2")
     fail2 = 1 / 0
     print("This will never be reached because excepthook")
     print("complains about fail2")