diff --git a/quartz/components/styles/search.scss b/quartz/components/styles/search.scss
index 5b331cceb..4d5ad95cd 100644
--- a/quartz/components/styles/search.scss
+++ b/quartz/components/styles/search.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @use "../../styles/variables.scss" as *;
 
 .search {
-  min-width: 5rem;
+  min-width: fit-content;
   max-width: 14rem;
   flex-grow: 0.3;
 
diff --git a/quartz/styles/base.scss b/quartz/styles/base.scss
index 9899fed7e..9e7c8f281 100644
--- a/quartz/styles/base.scss
+++ b/quartz/styles/base.scss
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ a {
         flex-direction: row;
         padding: 0;
         width: initial;
-        margin-top: 4rem;
+        margin-top: 2rem;
       }
     }
 
     & .sidebar.left {
       left: calc(calc(100vw - $pageWidth) / 2 - $sidePanelWidth);
       @media all and (max-width: $fullPageWidth) {
-        gap: 1rem;
+        gap: 0rem;
         align-items: center;
       }
     }