diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.css b/copyparty/web/browser.css
index 8054cf4e..a8614879 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.css
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.css
@@ -1666,8 +1666,6 @@ html.light #bbox-overlay figcaption a {
 
 #op_up2k {
 	padding: 0 1em 1em 1em;
-	min-height: 0;
-	transition: min-height .2s;
 }
 #drops {
 	display: none;
@@ -1832,13 +1830,17 @@ html.light #u2err.err {
 #u2notbtn * {
 	line-height: 1.3em;
 }
+#u2tabw {
+	min-height: 0;
+	transition: min-height .2s;
+	margin: 3em auto;
+}
 #u2tab {
 	border-collapse: collapse;
-	margin: 3em auto;
 	width: calc(100% - 2em);
 	max-width: 100em;
 }
-#op_up2k.srch #u2tab {
+#op_up2k.srch #u2tabf {
 	max-width: none;
 }
 #u2tab td {
diff --git a/copyparty/web/browser.js b/copyparty/web/browser.js
index ef19fed8..9369e7d3 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/browser.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/browser.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ ebi('op_up2k').innerHTML = (
 
 	'</div>\n' +
 
-	'<table id="u2tab">\n' +
+	'<div id="u2tabw"><table id="u2tab">\n' +
 	'	<thead>\n' +
 	'		<tr>\n' +
 	'			<td>filename</td>\n' +
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ ebi('op_up2k').innerHTML = (
 	'		</tr>\n' +
 	'	</thead>\n' +
 	'	<tbody></tbody>\n' +
-	'</table>\n' +
+	'</table></div>\n' +
 
 	'<p id="u2flagblock"><b>the files were added to the queue</b><br />however there is a busy up2k in another browser tab,<br />so waiting for that to finish first</p>\n' +
 	'<p id="u2foot"></p>\n' +
diff --git a/copyparty/web/up2k.js b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
index dda2bd7c..9ab016f1 100644
--- a/copyparty/web/up2k.js
+++ b/copyparty/web/up2k.js
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
     }
     more_one_file();
 
-    var etaref = 0, etaskip = 0, op_minh = 0;
+    var etaref = 0, etaskip = 0, utw_minh = 0;
     function etafun() {
         var nhash = st.busy.head.length + st.busy.hash.length + st.todo.head.length + st.todo.hash.length,
             nsend = st.busy.upload.length + st.todo.upload.length,
@@ -1082,13 +1082,10 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
 
         //ebi('acc_info').innerHTML = humantime(st.time.busy) + ' ' + f2f(now / 1000, 1);
 
-        var op = ebi('op_up2k'),
-            uff = ebi('u2footfoot'),
-            minh = QS('#op_up2k.act') ? Math.max(op_minh, uff.offsetTop + uff.offsetHeight - op.offsetTop + 32) : 0;
-
-        if (minh > op_minh || !op_minh) {
-            op_minh = minh;
-            op.style.minHeight = op_minh + 'px';
+        var minh = QS('#op_up2k.act') && st.is_busy ? Math.max(utw_minh, ebi('u2tab').offsetHeight + 32) : 0;
+        if (utw_minh < minh || !utw_minh) {
+            utw_minh = minh;
+            ebi('u2tabw').style.minHeight = utw_minh + 'px';
         }
 
         if (!nhash)
@@ -1240,7 +1237,7 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
                 }
 
                 if (was_busy != is_busy) {
-                    was_busy = is_busy;
+                    st.is_busy = was_busy = is_busy;
 
                     window[(is_busy ? "add" : "remove") +
                         "EventListener"]("beforeunload", warn_uploader_busy);
@@ -1269,7 +1266,7 @@ function up2k_init(subtle) {
 
                         timer.rm(etafun);
                         timer.rm(donut.do);
-                        op_minh = 0;
+                        utw_minh = 0;
                     }
                     else {
                         timer.add(donut.do);