diff --git a/src/styles/app.styl b/src/styles/app.styl
index 5778262..9167604 100644
--- a/src/styles/app.styl
+++ b/src/styles/app.styl
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ h2
 
     // different classes thereof
     &.generic, &.info, &.error, &.success
+        padding: 20px 0
         border-top: 4px solid #EAC85D
-        padding: 20px
         width: 50%
         margin: 0 auto
 
@@ -62,8 +62,13 @@ h2
         font-size: 20px
         text-transform: uppercase
 
+    h2
+        margin: 0
+        padding: 0 20px 20px
+
     p
-        margin: 0 20px 20px
+        margin: 0
+        padding: 0 20px
 
 // where D3 renders to
 #graph
@@ -165,6 +170,7 @@ h2
 
     h2
         margin: 10px 0 0 0
+        padding: 0
 
         &.closed
             float: left