diff --git a/plugins/github/github-core/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/ui/GithubCreateGistDialog.kt b/plugins/github/github-core/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/ui/GithubCreateGistDialog.kt
index 0603e3b3dfd0..205d702b9f39 100644
--- a/plugins/github/github-core/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/ui/GithubCreateGistDialog.kt
+++ b/plugins/github/github-core/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/ui/GithubCreateGistDialog.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class GithubCreateGistDialog(
         .align(AlignY.TOP)
       scrollCell(descriptionField)
         .align(Align.FILL)
-        .columns(COLUMNS_MEDIUM)
+        .columns(60)
         .resizableColumn()
     }.layout(RowLayout.LABEL_ALIGNED).resizableRow()