diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 781cabf..3fb95c6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -230,6 +230,8 @@ func main() {
 
 	widgetColors()
 
+	help = w.NewHelpMenu()
+
 	// inits termui
 	err := ui.Init()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -239,9 +241,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	setupGrid()
 
-	// load help widget after init termui so that it has access to terminal size
-	help = w.NewHelpMenu()
-
 	ui.On("<resize>", func(e ui.Event) {
 		ui.Body.Width, ui.Body.Height = e.Width, e.Height
 		ui.Body.Resize()
diff --git a/widgets/help.go b/widgets/help.go
index c86b02a..ed1bf77 100644
--- a/widgets/help.go
+++ b/widgets/help.go
@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ type HelpMenu struct {
 
 func NewHelpMenu() *HelpMenu {
 	block := ui.NewBlock()
-	block.X = 48                                   // width - 1
-	block.Y = 17                                   // height - 1
-	block.XOffset = (ui.Body.Width - block.X) / 2  // X coordinate
-	block.YOffset = (ui.Body.Height - block.Y) / 2 // Y coordinate
+	block.X = 48 // width - 1
+	block.Y = 17 // height - 1
 	return &HelpMenu{block}
 }
 
 func (self *HelpMenu) Buffer() *ui.Buffer {
 	buf := self.Block.Buffer()
 
+	self.Block.XOffset = (ui.Body.Width - self.Block.X) / 2  // X coordinate
+	self.Block.YOffset = (ui.Body.Height - self.Block.Y) / 2 // Y coordinate
+
 	for y, line := range strings.Split(KEYBINDS, "\n") {
 		for x, char := range line {
 			buf.SetCell(x+1, y, ui.NewCell(char, ui.Color(7), self.Bg))