diff --git a/MongoView/Windows/DatabaseWindowController.swift b/MongoView/Windows/DatabaseWindowController.swift
index 5b895fd..6c25f77 100644
--- a/MongoView/Windows/DatabaseWindowController.swift
+++ b/MongoView/Windows/DatabaseWindowController.swift
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class DatabaseWindowController: NSWindowController {
     private func initializeUI() {
         mainViewController = MainSplitViewController(mongoController: mongoController, initialCollection: initialCollection)
         // otherwise the VC size uses the size from the nib, potentially changing the window size
-        mainViewController.view.frame = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: window!.frame.size)
+        mainViewController.view.frame = window!.contentLayoutRect
         contentViewController = mainViewController
     }