diff --git a/src/terminal/hash_map.zig b/src/terminal/hash_map.zig
index c9c650784..9e47da561 100644
--- a/src/terminal/hash_map.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/hash_map.zig
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ fn HashMapUnmanaged(
         /// because capacity is rounded up to the next power of two. This is
         /// a design requirement for this hash map implementation.
         pub fn layoutForCapacity(new_capacity: Size) Layout {
-            assert(std.math.isPowerOfTwo(new_capacity));
+            assert(new_capacity == 0 or std.math.isPowerOfTwo(new_capacity));
 
             // Pack our metadata, keys, and values.
             const meta_start = @sizeOf(Header);
diff --git a/src/terminal/page.zig b/src/terminal/page.zig
index deff6709e..701303d45 100644
--- a/src/terminal/page.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/page.zig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const UriAlloc = BitmapAllocator(uri_chunk);
 /// so it is a worst possible byte size. You probably don't need a large
 /// value here to accomodate many cells for typical (rare) hyperlink
 /// usage.
-const hyperlink_count_default = 1;
+const hyperlink_count_default = 0;
 const hyperlink_bytes_default = hyperlink_count_default * @max(
     (uri_chunk * 2), // ID + URI
     @sizeOf(HyperlinkEntry), // Entry