diff --git a/src/container.zig b/src/container.zig
index 49fde84..eb37f26 100644
--- a/src/container.zig
+++ b/src/container.zig
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ pub fn Container(Model: type, Event: type) type {
         pub fn resize(this: *@This(), model: *const Model, size: Point) void {
             // NOTE assume that this function is only called for the root `Container`
             this.size = size;
-            const fit_size = this.fit_resize();
+            const fit_size: Point = .max(this.minSize(model, size), this.fit_resize());
             // if (fit_size.y > size.y or fit_size.x > size.x) @panic("error: cannot render in available space");
             switch (this.properties.size.grow) {
                 .both => this.size = .max(size, fit_size),
@@ -910,8 +910,6 @@ pub fn Container(Model: type, Event: type) type {
             var min_size: Point = .{};
             for (this.elements.items) |*child| {
                 const child_size = child.minSize(model, child.properties.size.dim);
-                child.properties.size.dim = child_size;
-                child.properties.size.grow = .fixed;
                 min_size = switch (this.properties.layout.direction) {
                     .horizontal => .{
                         .x = child_size.x + min_size.x,