diff --git a/r5dev/windows/console.cpp b/r5dev/windows/console.cpp
index 05771b60..0e33f60e 100644
--- a/r5dev/windows/console.cpp
+++ b/r5dev/windows/console.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,16 @@ static std::string s_ConsoleInput;
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void SetConsoleBackgroundColor(COLORREF color)
 {
-	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX sbInfoEx{};
+	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX sbInfoEx{0};
 	sbInfoEx.cbSize = sizeof(CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX);
 
 	HANDLE consoleOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
 	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx(consoleOut, &sbInfoEx);
 
+	// The '+= 1' is required, else the window will shrink
+	// by '1' each time this function is getting called on
+	// the same console window.
+	sbInfoEx.srWindow.Bottom += 1;
 	sbInfoEx.ColorTable[0] = color;
 	SetConsoleScreenBufferInfoEx(consoleOut, &sbInfoEx);
 }
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ void SetConsoleBackgroundColor(COLORREF color)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void FlashConsoleBackground(int nFlashCount, int nFlashInterval, COLORREF color)
 {
-	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX sbInfoEx{};
+	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX sbInfoEx{0};
 	sbInfoEx.cbSize = sizeof(CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFOEX);
 
 	HANDLE consoleOut = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);