diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index 791a82c..8f1cca2 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -1066,8 +1066,7 @@ body:has(.friend-grid) {
   /* FIX: terminal height — respect short landscape viewports */
   .terminal {
     width: 94vw;
-    min-height: 0;
-    max-height: clamp(300px, 65dvh, 70vh);
+    height: clamp(300px, 65dvh, 70vh);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1530,8 +1529,9 @@ details.waka-section[open]>summary.section-title::after {
   position: relative;
   z-index: 1;
   width: min(92vw, 600px);
-  min-height: min(62vh, 460px);
-  max-height: 76vh;
+  /* locked height — the box must not resize between boot and ready, or as
+     command output is appended (the inner .t-output scrolls instead) */
+  height: min(62vh, 460px);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   padding: 1rem 1.15rem 1.15rem;
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ body:has(.terminal) .hub .terminal {
 .t-main {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
+  flex: 1;          /* fill the fixed-height terminal so .t-output scrolls */
   min-height: 0;
 }
 
@@ -1774,8 +1775,7 @@ body:has(.button-page) .hub {
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
   .terminal {
     width: 94vw;
-    min-height: 0;
-    max-height: clamp(300px, 65dvh, 70vh);
+    height: clamp(300px, 65dvh, 70vh);
   }
 
   .button-wall {