diff --git a/src/org.gnome.gnome-system-monitor.gschema.xml.in.in b/src/org.gnome.gnome-system-monitor.gschema.xml.in.in
index ae42a3e..946cbbd 100644
--- a/src/org.gnome.gnome-system-monitor.gschema.xml.in.in
+++ b/src/org.gnome.gnome-system-monitor.gschema.xml.in.in
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     </key>
 
     <key name="col-3-width" type="i">
-      <default>0
+      <default>50
       </default>
       <_summary>Width of process 'Virtual Memory' column
       </_summary>
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
     </key>
 
     <key name="col-6-width" type="i">
-      <default>0
+      <default>50
       </default>
       <_summary>Width of process 'Shared Memory' column
       </_summary>
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
     </key>
 
     <key name="col-10-width" type="i">
-      <default>0
+      <default>50
       </default>
       <_summary>Width of process 'Started' column
       </_summary>
