diff --git a/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.Designer.cs b/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.Designer.cs
index bcd89f8b..073e2b8f 100644
--- a/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.Designer.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.Designer.cs
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
 			// splitContainer1
 			// 
 			this.splitContainer1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
+			this.splitContainer1.FixedPanel = System.Windows.Forms.FixedPanel.Panel2;
 			this.splitContainer1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
 			this.splitContainer1.Name = "splitContainer1";
 			// 
diff --git a/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.ProcessQueue.cs b/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.ProcessQueue.cs
index 8a8178f2..806d43c0 100644
--- a/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.ProcessQueue.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.ProcessQueue.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ namespace LibationWinForms
 			processBookQueue1.popoutBtn.Click += ProcessBookQueue1_PopOut;
 			var coppalseState = Configuration.Instance.GetNonString<bool>(nameof(splitContainer1.Panel2Collapsed));
 			WidthChange = splitContainer1.Panel2.Width + splitContainer1.SplitterWidth;
+			int width = this.Width;
 			SetQueueCollapseState(coppalseState);
+			this.Width = width;
 		}
 
 		private void ProductsDisplay_LiberateClicked(object sender, LibraryBook e)
diff --git a/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.cs b/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.cs
index 068e7cac..ae4628a4 100644
--- a/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.cs
+++ b/Source/LibationWinForms/Form1.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace LibationWinForms
 			// Before calling anything else, including subscribing to events, ensure database exists. If we wait and let it happen lazily, race conditions and errors are likely during new installs
 			using var _ = DbContexts.GetContext();
 
-			this.Load += (_, _) => this.RestoreSizeAndLocation(Configuration.Instance);
+			this.RestoreSizeAndLocation(Configuration.Instance);
 			this.FormClosing += (_, _) => this.SaveSizeAndLocation(Configuration.Instance);
 
 			// this looks like a perfect opportunity to refactor per below.