diff --git a/internal/ui/list/list.go b/internal/ui/list/list.go
index 6b9fbf45b0dfcdc310a014b42eb04950aa891a71..a731a0a30023c451f2e1067e4e15ccb5e06ea177 100644
--- a/internal/ui/list/list.go
+++ b/internal/ui/list/list.go
@@ -308,6 +308,8 @@ func (l *List) Render() string {
 		currentOffset = 0 // Reset offset for subsequent items
 	}
 
+	l.height = max(l.height, 0)
+
 	if len(lines) > l.height {
 		lines = lines[:l.height]
 	}