diff --git a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c
index d0c9c78654..d29cdfa81c 100644
--- a/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c
+++ b/gnucash/gnome/dialog-trans-assoc.c
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ gnc_assoc_dialog_create (GtkWindow *parent, AssocDialog *assoc_dialog)
     gtk_tree_view_column_set_title (tree_column, _("Relative"));
     gtk_tree_view_append_column (GTK_TREE_VIEW(assoc_dialog->view), tree_column);
     gtk_tree_view_column_set_alignment (tree_column, 0.5);
-    gtk_tree_view_column_set_expand (tree_column, TRUE);
     cr = gtk_cell_renderer_pixbuf_new();
     gtk_tree_view_column_pack_start (tree_column, cr, TRUE);
     // connect 'active' and set 'xalign' property of the cell renderer
@@ -535,6 +534,10 @@ gnc_assoc_dialog_create (GtkWindow *parent, AssocDialog *assoc_dialog)
     g_signal_connect (assoc_dialog->view, "row-activated",
                       G_CALLBACK(row_selected_cb), (gpointer)assoc_dialog);
 
+    // set the Associate column to be the one that expands
+    tree_column = GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN(gtk_builder_get_object (builder, "uri-entry"));
+    gtk_tree_view_column_set_expand (tree_column, TRUE);
+
     // Set grid lines option to preference
     gtk_tree_view_set_grid_lines (GTK_TREE_VIEW(assoc_dialog->view), gnc_tree_view_get_grid_lines_pref ());
 
diff --git a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-trans-assoc.glade b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-trans-assoc.glade
index f10e9b9eb7..c25f99238c 100644
--- a/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-trans-assoc.glade
+++ b/gnucash/gtkbuilder/dialog-trans-assoc.glade
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@
                     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Association</property>
                     <property name="alignment">0.5</property>
                     <child>
-                      <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="cellrenderertext3"/>
+                      <object class="GtkCellRendererText" id="cellrenderertext3">
+                        <property name="ellipsize">start</property>
+                      </object>
                       <attributes>
                         <attribute name="text">2</attribute>
                       </attributes>