diff --git a/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py b/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py
index 70ed6685..ade888c8 100644
--- a/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py
+++ b/src/inquirer/render/console/__init__.py
@@ -185,4 +185,4 @@ def width(self):
 
     @property
     def height(self):
-        return self.terminal.width or 24
+        return self.terminal.height or 24
diff --git a/tests/integration/console_render/test_basic.py b/tests/integration/console_render/test_basic.py
index 37bc2358..9c09cef6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/console_render/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/integration/console_render/test_basic.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import inquirer.errors as errors
 import inquirer.questions as questions
@@ -13,3 +14,10 @@ def test_rendering_erroneous_type(self):
         sut = ConsoleRender()
         with self.assertRaises(errors.UnknownQuestionTypeError):
             sut.render(question)
+
+    def test_height_uses_terminal_height_not_width(self):
+        sut = ConsoleRender()
+        sut.terminal = MagicMock(width=123, height=45)
+
+        self.assertEqual(sut.height, 45)
+        self.assertEqual(sut.width, 123)