diff --git a/deluge/ui/console/screen.py b/deluge/ui/console/screen.py
index 1020d2f48..f124cf845 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/console/screen.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/console/screen.py
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ class Screen(CursesStdIO):
         attribute and the status bars.
         """
         self.stdscr.clear()
+        self.rows, self.cols = self.stdscr.getmaxyx()
 
         # Update the status bars
         self.add_string(0, self.topbar)