diff --git a/public/js/renderer.js b/public/js/renderer.js
index d1ead17..85eb1bd 100644
--- a/public/js/renderer.js
+++ b/public/js/renderer.js
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ import { getStreams, setStreams, getNewStreamId, getLastStream, getPrefs, setLas
 import locs from '../res/loc.json' with { type: 'json' }
 
 // Constants
-const headerCollapsed = 12
-const headerExpanded = 31
 const streams = getStreams()
 
 // Element references
@@ -65,6 +63,8 @@ const $bookmarkSortHostBtn = document.querySelector('#bookmark-sort-host-btn')
 const $bookmarkNewLinkBtn = document.querySelector('#bookmark-newlink-btn')
 
 // Vars
+let headerCollapsed = 0
+let headerExpanded = 0
 let dragAnimationId
 let dragMouseX
 let dragMouseY
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ let headerTimeOut
 let editMode = false
 
 // Functions
+const headerDim = await window.electronAPI.getHeaderHeight()
+
 const logOutput = log => {
   console.log(`${new Date().toLocaleString()}: ${log}\n`)
 }
@@ -102,6 +104,9 @@ const loadStreams = () => {
 
 // apply settings on startup
 const applySettings = () => {
+  headerCollapsed = headerDim.base
+  headerExpanded = headerDim.height
+
   loadStreams()
 
   getBookmarks()
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ const applySettings = () => {
 
   window.electronAPI.defaultAgent(getDefaultAgent())
 
-  window.electronAPI.headerHeight({ height: headerCollapsed, base: headerCollapsed })
+  window.electronAPI.updateHeaderHeight(headerCollapsed)
 
   window.electronAPI.openUrl(getLastStream())
 
@@ -555,12 +560,12 @@ const togglePanel = (panelBtn, override) => {
   changeSettingsLayout()
   if (override || panelBtn.classList.contains('toggled')) {
     $panelToggle.forEach(b => b.classList.remove('toggled'))
-    window.electronAPI.headerHeight({ height: headerExpanded, base: headerCollapsed })
+    window.electronAPI.updateHeaderHeight(headerExpanded)
     $headerPanels.forEach(p => p.style.display = '')
   } else {
     $panelToggle.forEach(b => b.classList.remove('toggled'))
     panelBtn.classList.add('toggled')
-    window.electronAPI.headerHeight({ height: null, base: headerCollapsed })
+    window.electronAPI.updateHeaderHeight(null)
     $headerPanels.forEach(p => p.style.display = p.dataset.panel === panelBtn.dataset.panel ? 'flex' : '')
   }
 }
@@ -607,7 +612,7 @@ const collaspeHeader = () => {
   $header.removeEventListener('mouseleave', waitHeader)
   $headerControls.style.cssText = ''
   $header.style.cssText = ''
-  window.electronAPI.headerHeight({ height: headerCollapsed, base: headerCollapsed })
+  window.electronAPI.updateHeaderHeight(headerCollapsed)
 }
 
 // wait to collaspe header on mouseleave
@@ -621,7 +626,7 @@ const expandHeader = () => {
   if ($header.offsetHeight > headerExpanded) return
   $header.addEventListener('mouseleave', waitHeader)
   $header.style.cssText = 'opacity: 1'
-  window.electronAPI.headerHeight({ height: headerExpanded, base: headerCollapsed })
+  window.electronAPI.updateHeaderHeight(headerExpanded)
   window.electronAPI.winFocus()
   window.clearTimeout(headerTimeOut)
 }
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index b83c9f4..2499698 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ const isMac = process.platform === 'darwin'
 const isLinux = process.platform === 'linux'
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32'
 const windows = new Set()
+const headerCollapsed = 31
+const headerBase = 12
 const googleAuthHost = 'accounts.google.com'
 const appInfo = {
   name: productName,
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ const createWindow = () => {
     const hb = headerView.getBounds()
     streamView.setBounds({ x: 0, y: 0, width: wb.width, height: wb.height })
     facetView.setBounds({ x: 0, y: 0, width: facetView.getBounds().width, height: wb.height + 2 })
-    headerView.setBounds({ x: 0, y: 0, width: wb.width, height: hb.height > 31 ? wb.height : hb.height })
+    setHeaderViewBounds(hb.height > headerCollapsed ? wb.height : hb.height)
   })
 
   // on steam view navigation check if url is valid and set userAgent
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ const createWindow = () => {
   headerView.webContents.on('did-finish-load', () => {
     headerView.webContents.send('is-mac', isMac)
   })
-
+  // 
   // on closing of main window, send window location to renderer and close all windows
   mainWin.on('close', () => {
     headerView.webContents.send('win-getloc', mainWin.getBounds())
@@ -603,10 +605,10 @@ ipcMain.on('open-devtools', () => {
   headerView.webContents.openDevTools({ mode: 'detach' })
 })
 
-ipcMain.on('update-header-height', (e, { height, base }) => {
+ipcMain.on('update-header-height', (e, height) => {
   if (!mainWin) return
   if (height) {
-    isMac ? height > base ? mainWin.setWindowButtonVisibility(true) : mainWin.setWindowButtonVisibility(mainWin.isFullScreen()) : null
+    isMac ? height > headerBase ? mainWin.setWindowButtonVisibility(true) : mainWin.setWindowButtonVisibility(mainWin.isFullScreen()) : null
     setHeaderViewBounds(height)
   } else {
     setHeaderViewBounds(mainWin.getBounds().height)
@@ -616,3 +618,7 @@ ipcMain.on('update-header-height', (e, { height, base }) => {
 ipcMain.on('update-facets-width', (e, width) => {
   setFacetViewBounds(width)
 })
+
+ipcMain.handle('set-header-height', async (e) => {
+  return { height: headerCollapsed, base: headerBase }
+})
diff --git a/src/preload.js b/src/preload.js
index 058491c..7ec7a9c 100644
--- a/src/preload.js
+++ b/src/preload.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
     logData: data => ipcRenderer.on('log-data', data),
     clearData: bool => ipcRenderer.send('clear-data', bool),
     defaultAgent: agent => ipcRenderer.send('default-agent', agent),
-    headerHeight: heightObj => ipcRenderer.send('update-header-height', heightObj),
+    updateHeaderHeight: height => ipcRenderer.send('update-header-height', height),
     facetWidth: width => ipcRenderer.send('update-facets-width', width),
     urlToBookmark: url => ipcRenderer.send('url-to-bookmark', url),
     openUrl: url => ipcRenderer.send('open-url', url),
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
     winMin: () => ipcRenderer.send('win-min'),
     winHide: () => ipcRenderer.send('win-hide'),
     winClose: () => ipcRenderer.send('win-close'),
-    winFocus: () => ipcRenderer.send('win-focus'), 
+    winFocus: () => ipcRenderer.send('win-focus'),
     winMove: mouseObj => ipcRenderer.send('win-move', mouseObj),
     winLock: bool => ipcRenderer.send('win-lock', bool),
     winRatio: bool => ipcRenderer.send('win-ratio', bool),
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld('electronAPI', {
     lastStream: url => ipcRenderer.on('last-stream', url),
     setIsNetflix: bool => ipcRenderer.on('is-netflix', bool),
     streamOpened: bool => ipcRenderer.on('stream-opened', bool),
+    getHeaderHeight: heightObj => ipcRenderer.invoke('set-header-height', heightObj),
     setIsMac: bool => ipcRenderer.once('is-mac', bool),
     getAppInfo: appInfo => ipcRenderer.once('app-info', appInfo)
 })