diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/display.py b/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
index 47e4bce..1e47189 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/display.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Display:
         self.width = width
         self.height = height
         if hasattr(self, "pad") and resize_pad:
-            self.pad.resize(self.height - 1, self.width - 1)
+            self.pad.resize(self.height, self.width)
 
     def refresh(self, *args, resize_pad: bool = True) -> None:
         if len(args) == 4:
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/display_manager.py b/squirrelbattle/display/display_manager.py
index 408086c..a4636eb 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/display_manager.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/display_manager.py
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ class DisplayManager:
             self.mapdisplay.refresh(0, 0, self.rows * 4 // 5, self.cols,
                                     resize_pad=False)
             self.statsdisplay.refresh(self.rows * 4 // 5, 0,
-                                      self.rows // 5, self.cols)
+                                      self.rows // 10, self.cols)
+            self.logsdisplay.refresh(self.rows * 9 // 10, 0,
+                                     self.rows // 10, self.cols)
         if self.game.state == GameMode.MAINMENU:
             self.mainmenudisplay.refresh(0, 0, self.rows, self.cols)
         if self.game.state == GameMode.SETTINGS:
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py b/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py
index bacbbf7..36adcaa 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/display/logsdisplay.py
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ class LogsDisplay(Display):
         self.logs = logs
 
     def display(self) -> None:
-        messages = self.logs.messages[-self.height:].reverse()
-        for i, y in enumerate(range(self.y + self.height - 1, self.y - 1, - 1)):
-            self.pad.addstr(y, self.x, messages[i][:self.width])
+        print(type(self.logs.messages), flush=True)
+        messages = self.logs.messages[-self.height:]
+        messages = messages[::-1]
+        self.pad.clear()
+        for i in range(min(self.height, len(messages))):
+            self.pad.addstr(self.height - i - 1, self.x, messages[i][:self.width])
+        self.pad.refresh(0, 0, self.y, self.x, self.y + self.height,
+                         self.x + self.width)
diff --git a/squirrelbattle/game.py b/squirrelbattle/game.py
index 320ecff..0bb3024 100644
--- a/squirrelbattle/game.py
+++ b/squirrelbattle/game.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class Game:
         # TODO generate a new map procedurally
         self.map = Map.load(ResourceManager.get_asset_path("example_map_2.txt"))
         self.map.logs = self.logs
+        self.logs.clear()
         self.player = Player()
         self.map.add_entity(self.player)
         self.player.move(self.map.start_y, self.map.start_x)