diff --git a/power_plot.py b/power_plot.py
index 39743c865344bce720731c0967b3757853d8da39..668f8c40d327dd849e8c26a8d097e4abc752b0c8 100755
--- a/power_plot.py
+++ b/power_plot.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class PowerPlot:
 
     def __init__(self, fig, yname, offset=None):
         self.fig = fig
+
         self.ax = fig.add_subplot()
         self.ax.set_xlabel("Time (UTC)")
         self.ax.set_ylabel(yname)
@@ -51,11 +52,13 @@ class PowerPlot:
 
         self.min, self.max = None, None
         fig.suptitle(yname, fontsize=16)
-        fig.tight_layout()
+
         (self.totalplot,) = self.ax.plot([], [], ".", color="blue", alpha=0.1)
         (self.totalplothighlight,) = self.ax.plot(
             [], [], ".", color="red", markersize=10
         )
+        self.fig.tight_layout()
+
 
     def set_totalplot_values(self, xdata, ydata):
         self.totalplot.set_data(xdata, ydata)
@@ -143,7 +146,7 @@ class PowerPlotMainWindow(QMainWindow):
         now = time.time()
         self.last_update = now
 
-        fig = Figure(figsize=(8, 6), dpi=75)
+        fig = Figure(figsize=(16, 9), dpi=75)
 
         canvas = FigureCanvas(fig)
         layout.addWidget(canvas)