diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java b/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java
index 4abe276b01..d536af5d26 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/Vars.java
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ public class Vars implements Loadable{
         settings.setAutosave(false);
         settings.load();
 
-        Scl.setProduct(settings.getInt("uiscale", 100) / 100f);
+        Scl.setProduct(Math.max(settings.getInt("uiscale", 100), 25) / 100f);
 
         if(!loadLocales) return;
 
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
index 834b334892..b1bfbbe6b4 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/ui/dialogs/SettingsMenuDialog.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class SettingsMenuDialog extends BaseDialog{
 
         int[] lastUiScale = {settings.getInt("uiscale", 100)};
 
-        graphics.sliderPref("uiscale", 100, 5, 300, 5, s -> {
+        graphics.sliderPref("uiscale", 100, 25, 300, 5, s -> {
             //if the user changed their UI scale, but then put it back, don't consider it 'changed'
             Core.settings.put("uiscalechanged", s != lastUiScale[0]);
             return s + "%";