diff --git a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
index df0cd4f9e..77ca07a74 100644
--- a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
+++ b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
@@ -792,21 +792,20 @@ class _MonInjDock(QtWidgets.QDockWidget):
         self.setObjectName(name)
         self.setFeatures(QtWidgets.QDockWidget.DockWidgetMovable |
                          QtWidgets.QDockWidget.DockWidgetFloatable)
-
-    def layout_widgets(self, handlers):
+        layout = LayoutWidget()
+        self.setWidget(layout)
         scroll_area = QtWidgets.QScrollArea()
-        self.setWidget(scroll_area)
-
-        grid = FlowLayout()
+        layout.addWidget(scroll_area)
+        self.grid = FlowLayout()
         grid_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
-        grid_widget.setLayout(grid)
-
-        for handler in sorted(handlers, key=lambda h: h.sort_key()):
-            grid.addWidget(handler.widget)
-
+        grid_widget.setLayout(self.grid)
         scroll_area.setWidgetResizable(True)
         scroll_area.setWidget(grid_widget)
 
+    def layout_widgets(self, handlers):
+        for handler in sorted(handlers, key=lambda h: h.sort_key()):
+            self.grid.addWidget(handler.widget)
+
 
 class MonInj:
     def __init__(self, schedule_ctl):