diff --git a/services/console/interface/terminal/terminal.py b/services/console/interface/terminal/terminal.py
index 5eebfb36..4aba8584 100644
--- a/services/console/interface/terminal/terminal.py
+++ b/services/console/interface/terminal/terminal.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Terminal(gtk.HBox):
 
         self._vte = vte.Terminal()
         self._configure_vte()
-        self._vte.set_size(30, 5)
+        self._vte.set_size(100, 5)
         self._vte.set_size_request(200, 450)
         self._vte.show()
         self.pack_start(self._vte)
diff --git a/services/console/sugar-console b/services/console/sugar-console
index af709a63..357b7fee 100755
--- a/services/console/sugar-console
+++ b/services/console/sugar-console
@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ pygtk.require('2.0')
 import os
 import sys
 from sugar import env 
+from sugar import util
 
 sys.path.append(env.get_service_path('console'))
 
+# change to the user's home directory if it is set
+# root if not
+os.chdir(os.environ.get('HOME', '/'))
+
+#set the process title so it shows up as sugar-console not python
+util.set_proc_title('sugar-console')
+
 import console