diff --git a/themes/bartik/css/layout.css b/themes/bartik/css/layout.css
index 1dbbe5917fbbcb2e849adcd0a60f3474b0686ce6..8f106f7312ef2720f39ee7993d4841b562f57cf5 100644
--- a/themes/bartik/css/layout.css
+++ b/themes/bartik/css/layout.css
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 /* ---------- Basic Layout Styles ----------- */
 
+#page-wrapper {
+  min-width: 960px;
+}
 #header div.section,
 #featured div.section,
 #messages,
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@
   width: 240px;
 }
 #main-wrapper {
-  min-height: 500px;
+  min-height: 300px;
 }
 #messages div.section,
 #content .section,