diff --git a/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs b/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs
index 66ffccc68fcadfb93d48f9bd5cc8afe73fb1fea5..912a22a362f2a3859cbd817cbb9e59d4a9709cde 100644
--- a/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/assistant2/src/message_editor.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl MessageEditor {
         let inline_context_picker_menu_handle = PopoverMenuHandle::default();
 
         let editor = cx.new_view(|cx| {
-            let mut editor = Editor::auto_height(80, cx);
+            let mut editor = Editor::auto_height(10, cx);
             editor.set_placeholder_text("Ask anything, @ to add context", cx);
             editor.set_show_indent_guides(false, cx);