diff --git a/qt/python/mantidqt/widgets/tableworkspacedisplay/view.py b/qt/python/mantidqt/widgets/tableworkspacedisplay/view.py
index ee2c991d3bf2fcb71c2c5c98043b742b718b30bc..3390b89f5b304cf128211fa5db0b65f438049ce0 100644
--- a/qt/python/mantidqt/widgets/tableworkspacedisplay/view.py
+++ b/qt/python/mantidqt/widgets/tableworkspacedisplay/view.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import sys
 from functools import partial
 
 from qtpy import QtGui
-from qtpy.QtCore import QVariant, Qt, Signal, Slot
+from qtpy.QtCore import QVariant, Qt, Signal
 from qtpy.QtGui import QKeySequence
 from qtpy.QtWidgets import (QAction, QHeaderView, QItemEditorFactory, QMenu, QMessageBox,
                             QStyledItemDelegate, QTableWidget)
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class TableWorkspaceDisplayView(QTableWidget, ObservingView):
         header = self.horizontalHeader()
         header.sectionDoubleClicked.connect(self.handle_double_click)
 
+        self.resize(600, 400)
+        self.show()
+
     def resizeEvent(self, event):
         QTableWidget.resizeEvent(self, event)
         header = self.horizontalHeader()