diff --git a/public/sass/components/_alerts.scss b/public/sass/components/_alerts.scss
index dc98cba82bd..1c4f1b7fcb7 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_alerts.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_alerts.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 // -------------------------
 
 .alert {
-  padding: 1.25rem 2rem 1.25rem 1.5rem;
+  padding: 15px 20px;
   margin-bottom: $panel-margin / 2;
   text-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
   background: $alert-error-bg;