diff --git a/browser/components/markdown.styl b/browser/components/markdown.styl
index 446bab24..3556f53c 100644
--- a/browser/components/markdown.styl
+++ b/browser/components/markdown.styl
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ code
 *:not(a.lineAnchor) + code
   margin-left 2px
 pre
-  padding 1em !important
+  padding 0.5em !important
   border solid 1px alpha(borderColor, 0.5)
   border-radius 5px
   overflow-x auto