diff --git a/helix-term/src/compositor.rs b/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
index 3a17904d..7753e0a5 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ impl Compositor {
     }
 
     pub fn render(&mut self, cx: &mut Context) {
+        self.terminal.autoresize().unwrap();
         let area = self.size();
+
         let surface = self.terminal.current_buffer_mut();
 
         for layer in &self.layers {
diff --git a/helix-tui/src/terminal.rs b/helix-tui/src/terminal.rs
index 7346d66d..1a0cae3e 100644
--- a/helix-tui/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/helix-tui/src/terminal.rs
@@ -138,11 +138,9 @@ where
 
     /// Queries the backend for size and resizes if it doesn't match the previous size.
     pub fn autoresize(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
-        if self.viewport.resize_behavior == ResizeBehavior::Auto {
-            let size = self.size()?;
-            if size != self.viewport.area {
-                self.resize(size)?;
-            }
+        let size = self.size()?;
+        if size != self.viewport.area {
+            self.resize(size)?;
         };
         Ok(())
     }