diff --git a/_sample_configs/dynamic_sizing.yml b/_sample_configs/dynamic_sizing.yml
index ce0e966bc..3b6c2182a 100644
--- a/_sample_configs/dynamic_sizing.yml
+++ b/_sample_configs/dynamic_sizing.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 wtf:
+  grid:
   mods:
     battery:
       type: power
diff --git a/modules/cmdrunner/settings.go b/modules/cmdrunner/settings.go
index f1c33f042..5cbe3d161 100644
--- a/modules/cmdrunner/settings.go
+++ b/modules/cmdrunner/settings.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type Settings struct {
 
 // NewSettingsFromYAML loads the cmdrunner portion of the WTF config
 func NewSettingsFromYAML(name string, moduleConfig *config.Config, globalConfig *config.Config) *Settings {
-
 	settings := Settings{
 		common: cfg.NewCommonSettingsFromModule(name, defaultTitle, defaultFocusable, moduleConfig, globalConfig),
 
@@ -37,7 +36,11 @@ func NewSettingsFromYAML(name string, moduleConfig *config.Config, globalConfig
 		maxLines: moduleConfig.UInt("maxLines", 256),
 	}
 
-	settings.width, settings.height = utils.CalculateDimensions(moduleConfig, globalConfig)
+	width, height, err := utils.CalculateDimensions(moduleConfig, globalConfig)
+	if err == nil {
+		settings.width = width
+		settings.height = height
+	}
 
 	return &settings
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index e40ec9176..85717d3cb 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -128,16 +128,21 @@ func ParseJSON(obj interface{}, text io.Reader) error {
 }
 
 // CalculateDimensions reads the module dimensions from the module and global config. The border is already substracted.
-func CalculateDimensions(moduleConfig, globalConfig *config.Config) (int, int) {
+func CalculateDimensions(moduleConfig, globalConfig *config.Config) (int, int, error) {
+	grid, err := globalConfig.Get("wtf.grid")
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	cols := ToInts(grid.UList("wtf.grid.columns"))
+	rows := ToInts(grid.UList("wtf.grid.rows"))
+
 	// Read the source data from the config
 	left := moduleConfig.UInt("position.left", 0)
 	top := moduleConfig.UInt("position.top", 0)
 	width := moduleConfig.UInt("position.width", 0)
 	height := moduleConfig.UInt("position.height", 0)
 
-	cols := ToInts(globalConfig.UList("wtf.grid.columns"))
-	rows := ToInts(globalConfig.UList("wtf.grid.rows"))
-
 	// Make sure the values are in bounds
 	left = Clamp(left, 0, len(cols)-1)
 	top = Clamp(top, 0, len(rows)-1)
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ func CalculateDimensions(moduleConfig, globalConfig *config.Config) (int, int) {
 	w = MaxInt(w, 0)
 	h = MaxInt(h, 0)
 
-	return w, h
+	return w, h, nil
 }
 
 // MaxInt returns the larger of x or y