diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx
index 182d087b..e7c155ea 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Console.jsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Console extends React.Component {
     return (
       <div ref="console" className={consoleClass} role="main" tabIndex="0" title="console">
         <div className="preview-console__header">
-          <h2 className="preview-console__header-title"><span className="preview-console__icon">>_</span>console</h2>
+          <h2 className="preview-console__header-title">console</h2>
           <button className="preview-console__collapse" onClick={this.props.collapseConsole} aria-label="collapse console">
             <InlineSVG src={downArrowUrl} />
           </button>
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
index 2a5dfab4..dbe4fd5d 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/pages/IDEView.jsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class IDEView extends React.Component {
       }
     }
 
-    this.consoleSize = this.props.ide.consoleIsExpanded ? 180 : 29;
+    this.consoleSize = this.props.ide.consoleIsExpanded ? 150 : 29;
     this.sidebarSize = this.props.ide.sidebarIsExpanded ? 160 : 20;
     this.forceUpdate();
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class IDEView extends React.Component {
 
   componentWillUpdate(nextProps) {
     if (this.props.ide.consoleIsExpanded !== nextProps.ide.consoleIsExpanded) {
-      this.consoleSize = nextProps.ide.consoleIsExpanded ? 180 : 29;
+      this.consoleSize = nextProps.ide.consoleIsExpanded ? 150 : 29;
     }
 
     if (this.props.ide.sidebarIsExpanded !== nextProps.ide.sidebarIsExpanded) {
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/ide.js b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/ide.js
index a16b11ea..4b20092f 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/reducers/ide.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/reducers/ide.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const initialState = {
   consoleEvent: [],
   modalIsVisible: false,
   sidebarIsExpanded: false,
-  consoleIsExpanded: false,
+  consoleIsExpanded: true,
   preferencesIsVisible: false,
   projectOptionsVisible: false,
   newFolderModalVisible: false,