diff --git a/backend.php b/backend.php
index 6529c6b39..9697c0e01 100644
--- a/backend.php
+++ b/backend.php
@@ -260,9 +260,15 @@
 
 		if ($lnum == 0) {
 			print "<tr><td align='center'>No entries found.</td></tr>";
-
 		}
 
+		while ($lnum < HEADLINES_PER_PAGE) {
+			++$lnum;
+			print "<tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>";
+		}
+
+		// start unholy navbar block
+
 		print "<tr><td colspan=\"3\" class=\"headlineToolbar\">";
 
 		$next_skip = $skip + HEADLINES_PER_PAGE;
@@ -278,9 +284,6 @@
 		}
 		print "&nbsp;";
 
-		// start unholy navbar block
-
-
 		if ($next_skip < $total_entries) {		
 			print "<a class=\"button\" 
 				href=\"javascript:viewfeed($feed, $next_skip);\">Next Page</a>";
@@ -303,6 +306,7 @@
 		print "</td></tr>";
 
 		// end unholy navbar block
+
 		
 		print "</table>";