diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/layouts/DefaultAppLayout.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/layouts/DefaultAppLayout.tsx
index bf68aee85d..2e83efdcb6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/layouts/DefaultAppLayout.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/layouts/DefaultAppLayout.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ export const DefaultAppLayout: React.FC = () => {
     <Box
       flexDirection="column"
       width={width}
-      height={isAlternateBuffer ? terminalHeight - 1 : undefined}
+      height={isAlternateBuffer ? terminalHeight : undefined}
+      paddingBottom={isAlternateBuffer ? 1 : undefined}
       flexShrink={0}
       flexGrow={0}
       overflow="hidden"