diff --git a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/astal-menu/style/style.css b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/astal-menu/style/style.css
index d2f16ee..1555709 100644
--- a/desktopenvs/hyprlua/astal-menu/style/style.css
+++ b/desktopenvs/hyprlua/astal-menu/style/style.css
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ drawingarea {
 .quad-icon  { color: @accent; font-size: 15pt; }
 
 /* minimalist system-stats line (top of the panel) */
-.statsbar { padding: 1px 8px; }
+.statsbar { padding: 19px 8px; }
 .statsbar .stat-icon  { color: @accent; font-size: 11pt; }
 .statsbar .stat-value { color: @text; font-size: 10pt; }