diff --git a/client/components/cards/minicard.styl b/client/components/cards/minicard.styl
index 1c27effff..47d160f40 100644
--- a/client/components/cards/minicard.styl
+++ b/client/components/cards/minicard.styl
@@ -133,5 +133,6 @@
       margin: 0
       padding: 0
       max-height: 162px
-      min-height: 54px
+      min-height: 36px
+      margin-bottom: 20px
       overflow-y: auto
diff --git a/client/components/lists/listBody.js b/client/components/lists/listBody.js
index 1fc84c828..c3a85614d 100644
--- a/client/components/lists/listBody.js
+++ b/client/components/lists/listBody.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
 
       // We keep the form opened, empty it, and scroll to it.
       textarea.val('').focus();
+      autosize.update(textarea);
       if (position === 'bottom') {
         this.scrollToBottom();
       }
@@ -180,7 +181,11 @@ BlazeComponent.extendComponent({
 
   onRendered() {
     const editor = this;
-    this.$('textarea').escapeableTextComplete([
+    const $textarea = this.$('textarea');
+
+    autosize($textarea);
+
+    $textarea.escapeableTextComplete([
       // User mentions
       {
         match: /\B@(\w*)$/,