diff --git a/src/components/messaging/MessageAttachment.tsx b/src/components/messaging/MessageAttachment.tsx
index 5ec954e..2e31842 100644
--- a/src/components/messaging/MessageAttachment.tsx
+++ b/src/components/messaging/MessageAttachment.tsx
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export default function MessageAttachment({ attachment, contextMenuItems, maxWid
 			/* TODO: poster thumbnail */
 		}
 		finalElement = (
-			<video playsInline controls preload="metadata" height={400}>
-				{/* TODO: the server doesn't return height and width yet for videos */}
+			{/* TODO: the server doesn't return height and width yet for videos */}
+			<video playsInline controls preload="metadata" height={200}>
 				<source src={url} type={attachment.content_type} />
 			</video>
 		);