diff --git a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/ConfigurationArgumentsHelpArea.form b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/ConfigurationArgumentsHelpArea.form
index f01790d3163c..a84a90ee9d06 100644
--- a/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/ConfigurationArgumentsHelpArea.form
+++ b/java/execution/impl/src/com/intellij/execution/ui/ConfigurationArgumentsHelpArea.form
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
             <properties>
               <editable value="false"/>
               <lineWrap value="true"/>
+              <minimumSize width="250" height="16"/>
               <wrapStyleWord value="true"/>
             </properties>
           </component>