diff --git a/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift b/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift
index f084a702..430c0dac 100644
--- a/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift
+++ b/damus/Components/SelectableText.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct SelectableText: View {
             .padding([.leading, .trailing], -1.0)
             .onAppear {
                 self.selectedTextWidth = geo.size.width
+                self.selectedTextHeight = 100000.0
             }
             .onChange(of: geo.size) { newSize in
                 self.selectedTextWidth = newSize.width