diff --git a/src/demo/hud.c b/src/demo/hud.c
index 9b00d7eb6..bd1382ba3 100644
--- a/src/demo/hud.c
+++ b/src/demo/hud.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ struct ncplane* hud_create(struct notcurses* nc){
   }
   int dimx, dimy;
   notcurses_term_dim_yx(nc, &dimy, &dimx);
-  int yoffset = 13;
+  int yoffset = dimy - (7 + HUD_ROWS);
   struct ncplane* n = ncplane_new(nc, HUD_ROWS, HUD_COLS, yoffset, 1, NULL);
   if(n == NULL){
     return NULL;