diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 85dab696..5c767e89 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix error in fetching of window size leading to crashes with cover feature
+
 ## [1.2.0] - 2024-10-15
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/src/ui/cover.rs b/src/ui/cover.rs
index 4466841f..f5827c32 100644
--- a/src/ui/cover.rs
+++ b/src/ui/cover.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ impl CoverView {
     pub fn new(queue: Arc<Queue>, library: Arc<Library>, config: &Config) -> Self {
         // Determine size of window both in pixels and chars
         let (rows, cols, mut xpixels, mut ypixels) = unsafe {
-            let query: (u16, u16, u16, u16) = (0, 0, 0, 0);
-            ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &query);
+            let mut query: (u16, u16, u16, u16) = (0, 0, 0, 0);
+            ioctl(1, TIOCGWINSZ, &mut query);
             query
         };