diff --git a/SnapmaticWidget.cpp b/SnapmaticWidget.cpp
index 582904c..c099403 100755
--- a/SnapmaticWidget.cpp
+++ b/SnapmaticWidget.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void SnapmaticWidget::on_cmdView_clicked()
     QObject::connect(picDialog, SIGNAL(previousPictureRequested()), this, SLOT(dialogPreviousPictureRequested()));
 
     // show picture dialog
-    picDialog->showNormal();
+    picDialog->show();
     picDialog->setMinimumSize(picDialog->size());
     picDialog->setMaximumSize(picDialog->size());
     picDialog->exec();
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index bfc8f80..bdbb837 100755
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         threadDB->start();
 
         picDialog->show();
+        picDialog->setMinimumSize(picDialog->size());
+        picDialog->setMaximumSize(picDialog->size());
 
         return a.exec();
     }