diff --git a/LuLu/App/AlertWindow.xib b/LuLu/App/AlertWindow.xib
index 8b18a31..f576704 100644
--- a/LuLu/App/AlertWindow.xib
+++ b/LuLu/App/AlertWindow.xib
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="17701" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" customObjectInstantitationMethod="direct">
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.Cocoa.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="18122" targetRuntime="MacOSX.Cocoa" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" customObjectInstantitationMethod="direct">
     <dependencies>
         <deployment identifier="macosx"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="17701"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin" version="18122"/>
         <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
     </dependencies>
     <objects>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
             <rect key="contentRect" x="949" y="509" width="745" height="404"/>
             <rect key="screenRect" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="3440" height="1415"/>
             <value key="minSize" type="size" width="745" height="404"/>
-            <value key="maxSize" type="size" width="1000" height="404"/>
+            <value key="maxSize" type="size" width="1337" height="404"/>
             <view key="contentView" wantsLayer="YES" id="se5-gp-TjO">
                 <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="745" height="404"/>
                 <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask"/>
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                     </textField>
                     <textField horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="750" horizontalCompressionResistancePriority="251" allowsCharacterPickerTouchBarItem="YES" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="i43-b2-cU0">
                         <rect key="frame" x="155" y="256" width="374" height="72"/>
-                        <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="truncatingTail" truncatesLastVisibleLine="YES" selectable="YES" allowsUndo="NO" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" id="hoJ-mx-qEO">
+                        <textFieldCell key="cell" lineBreakMode="charWrapping" truncatesLastVisibleLine="YES" selectable="YES" allowsUndo="NO" sendsActionOnEndEditing="YES" id="hoJ-mx-qEO">
                             <font key="font" size="14" name="Menlo-Bold"/>
                             <color key="textColor" name="controlTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                             <color key="backgroundColor" name="controlColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
diff --git a/LuLu/App/AlertWindowController.m b/LuLu/App/AlertWindowController.m
index c231ac5..dae604a 100644
--- a/LuLu/App/AlertWindowController.m
+++ b/LuLu/App/AlertWindowController.m
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ -(void)windowDidLoad
     //title attributes (for temporary label)
     NSMutableDictionary* titleAttributes = nil;
     
+    //width
+    NSUInteger width = 0;
+    
     //init paragraph style
     paragraphStyle = [[NSMutableParagraphStyle alloc] init];
     
@@ -107,11 +110,15 @@ -(void)windowDidLoad
     //alert message
     self.alertMessage.stringValue = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"is trying to connect to %@", remoteAddress];
     
+    //and set a tool tip
+    // as super long URLs can be truncated
+    self.alertMessage.toolTip = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"remote address: %@", remoteAddress];
+    
     /* BOTTOM */
     
     //process pid
     self.processID.stringValue = [self.alert[KEY_PROCESS_ID] stringValue];
-    
+
     //process args
     // none? means error
     if(0 == [self.alert[KEY_PROCESS_ARGS] count])
@@ -192,6 +199,13 @@ -(void)windowDidLoad
     //show touch bar
     [self initTouchBar];
     
+    //width of alert
+    // max of standard window size, or size of alert msg + padding for addition items
+    width = MAX(self.window.frame.size.width, self.alertMessage.intrinsicContentSize.width+400);
+    
+    //resize to handle size of alert
+    [self.window setFrame:NSMakeRect(self.window.frame.origin.x, self.window.frame.origin.y, width, NSHeight(self.window.frame)) display:YES];
+    
 bail:
     
     return;