diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 39a7b1cd..76cc9d55 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -3249,18 +3249,18 @@ void FurnaceGUI::pointMotion(int x, int y, int xrel, int yrel) {
 // how many pixels should be visible at least at x/y dir
 #define OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY 25
 
-bool FurnaceGUI::detectOutOfBoundsWindow() {
+bool FurnaceGUI::detectOutOfBoundsWindow(SDL_Rect& failing) {
   int count=SDL_GetNumVideoDisplays();
   if (count<1) {
-    logW("bounds check: error %s",SDL_GetError());
+    logW("bounds check: error: %s",SDL_GetError());
     return false;
   }
 
   SDL_Rect rect;
   for (int i=0; i<count; i++) {
     if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(i,&rect)!=0) {
-      logW("bounds check: error %s",SDL_GetError());
-      return false;
+      logW("bounds check: error in display %d: %s",i,SDL_GetError());
+      continue;
     }
 
     bool xbound=((rect.x+OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY)<=(scrX+scrW)) && ((rect.x+rect.w-OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY)>=scrX);
@@ -3268,6 +3268,7 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::detectOutOfBoundsWindow() {
     logD("bounds check: display %d is at %dx%dx%dx%d: %s%s",i,rect.x+OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY,rect.y+OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY,rect.x+rect.w-OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY,rect.y+rect.h-OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY,xbound?"x":"",ybound?"y":"");
 
     if (xbound && ybound) {
+      failing=rect;
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -6007,10 +6008,23 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
 
 #ifndef IS_MOBILE
   // if window would spawn out of bounds, force it to be get default position
-  if (!detectOutOfBoundsWindow()) {
+  SDL_Rect bounds;
+  if (!detectOutOfBoundsWindow(bounds)) {
     scrMax=false;
     scrX=scrConfX=SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED;
     scrY=scrConfY=SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED;
+
+    // make sure our window isn't big
+    if (bounds.w<scrW) {
+      logD("resizing width because it does not fit");
+      scrW=bounds.w-OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY*2;
+      if (scrW<200) scrW=200;
+    }
+    if (bounds.h<scrH) {
+      logD("resizing height because it does not fit");
+      scrH=bounds.h-OOB_PIXELS_SAFETY*2;
+      if (scrH<100) scrH=100;
+    }
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/gui/gui.h b/src/gui/gui.h
index df6700a8..ce82ad12 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.h
+++ b/src/gui/gui.h
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ class FurnaceGUI {
     void runBackupThread();
     void pushPartBlend();
     void popPartBlend();
-    bool detectOutOfBoundsWindow();
+    bool detectOutOfBoundsWindow(SDL_Rect& failing);
     int processEvent(SDL_Event* ev);
     bool loop();
     bool finish();