diff --git a/src/qml/views/StatusConfigView.qml b/src/qml/views/StatusConfigView.qml
index 53473d2..9b7cc13 100644
--- a/src/qml/views/StatusConfigView.qml
+++ b/src/qml/views/StatusConfigView.qml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
             ColumnLayout {
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
+                spacing: Theme.spacing.small
 
                 RowLayout {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
@@ -90,13 +91,15 @@ Rectangle {
                               (root.useGeneratedConfig ? " " + qsTr("(Generated)") : "")
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.typography.secondaryText
                         color: Theme.palette.textSecondary
-                        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                        // A long absolute config path has no spaces to wrap on and
+                        // overflows the row — elide the middle so the leading dirs
+                        // and the file name both stay visible.
+                        elide: Text.ElideMiddle
                     }
                 }
 
                 RowLayout {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
-                    Layout.topMargin: -Theme.spacing.small
                     spacing: Theme.spacing.small
                     LogosText {
                         text: qsTr("Deployment Config: ")
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ Rectangle {
                                        (root.deploymentConfig || qsTr("No file selected")))
                         font.pixelSize: Theme.typography.secondaryText
                         color: Theme.palette.textSecondary
-                        wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
+                        elide: Text.ElideMiddle
                     }
                 }
             }