diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/address/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/seedu/address/ui/MainWindow.java
index e9707514f1a..d13f8551666 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/address/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/address/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@ private void toggleTabs() {
             VBox.setVgrow(loanList, Priority.ALWAYS);
             loanListPanelPlaceholder.getChildren().add(loanListPanel.getRoot());
             VBox.setVgrow(analytics, Priority.NEVER);
-            personListPanelPlaceholder.setMaxHeight(240);
+            personListPanelPlaceholder.setMaxHeight(105);
+            personListPanelPlaceholder.setMinHeight(105);
+            VBox.setVgrow(personList, Priority.NEVER);
+
             System.out.println("Both tabs are active");
         } else if (isPersonTab.getValue()) {
             // Default to person list panel
@@ -223,12 +226,14 @@ private void toggleTabs() {
             VBox.setVgrow(personList, Priority.NEVER);
             VBox.setVgrow(analytics, Priority.NEVER);
             loanListPanelPlaceholder.getChildren().add(loanListPanel.getRoot());
+            personListPanelPlaceholder.setMinHeight(0);
             System.out.println("Only loans tab is active");
         } else {
             clearAllPlaceholders();
             VBox.setVgrow(analytics, Priority.ALWAYS);
             VBox.setVgrow(personList, Priority.NEVER);
             VBox.setVgrow(loanList, Priority.NEVER);
+            personListPanelPlaceholder.setMinHeight(0);
             analyticsPanelPlaceholder.getChildren().add(analyticsPanel.getRoot());
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/view/MainWindow.fxml b/src/main/resources/view/MainWindow.fxml
index d027212c833..e9cbe8c1af8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/view/MainWindow.fxml
+++ b/src/main/resources/view/MainWindow.fxml
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@
 
                 <VBox fx:id="personList" styleClass="pane-with-border" minWidth="340" prefWidth="340"
                       VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
-                    <StackPane fx:id="personListPanelPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="NEVER"/>
+                    <StackPane fx:id="personListPanelPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS"/>
                 </VBox>
 
                 <VBox fx:id="analytics" styleClass="pane-with-border" minWidth="340" prefWidth="340"
                       VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
-                    <StackPane fx:id="analyticsPanelPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="NEVER"/>
+                    <StackPane fx:id="analyticsPanelPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS"/>
                 </VBox>
 
                 <VBox fx:id="loanList" styleClass="pane-with-border" minWidth="340" prefWidth="340" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS">
-                    <StackPane fx:id="loanListPanelPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="NEVER"/>
+                    <StackPane fx:id="loanListPanelPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="ALWAYS"/>
                 </VBox>
                 <StackPane fx:id="statusbarPlaceholder" VBox.vgrow="NEVER"/>
             </VBox>