diff --git a/man/wofi.1 b/man/wofi.1
index ca3b074..c04866c 100644
--- a/man/wofi.1
+++ b/man/wofi.1
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ Runs wofi in dmenu mode.
 Specifies the mode to run in. A list of modes can be found in \fBwofi\fR(7).
 .TP
 .B \-W, \-\-width=\fIWIDTH\fR
-Specifies the menu width in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 1000. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
+Specifies the menu width in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 50%. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
 .TP
 .B \-H, \-\-height=\fIHEIGHT\fR
-Specifies the menu height in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 400. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
+Specifies the menu height in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 40%. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
 .TP
 .B \-p, \-\-prompt=\fIPROMPT\fR
 Sets the prompt to be display in the search box, default is the name of the mode.
diff --git a/man/wofi.5 b/man/wofi.5
index a33eca1..324e747 100644
--- a/man/wofi.5
+++ b/man/wofi.5
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ Specifies the mode to run in. A list of modes can be found in \fBwofi\fR(7).
 Identical to \fBshow\fR.
 .TP
 .B width=\fIWIDTH\fR
-Specifies the menu width in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 1000. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
+Specifies the menu width in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 50%. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
 .TP
 .B height=\fIHEIGHT\fR
-Specifies the menu height in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 400. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
+Specifies the menu height in pixels or percent of screen size, default is 40%. Pixels are used unless the number ends with a %.
 .TP
 .B prompt=\fIPROMPT\fR
 Sets the prompt to be display in the search box, default is the name of the mode.
diff --git a/src/wofi.c b/src/wofi.c
index 225c35c..c1fd273 100644
--- a/src/wofi.c
+++ b/src/wofi.c
@@ -1316,8 +1316,8 @@ static gboolean do_percent_size(gpointer data) {
 
 void wofi_init(struct map* _config) {
 	config = _config;
-	char* width_str = config_get(config, "width", "1000");
-	char* height_str = config_get(config, "height", "400");
+	char* width_str = config_get(config, "width", "50%");
+	char* height_str = config_get(config, "height", "40%");
 	width = strtol(width_str, NULL, 10);
 	height = strtol(height_str, NULL, 10);
 	x = map_get(config, "x");