diff --git a/css/inverse.css b/css/inverse.css
index 9801b720f..bbf893f8b 100644
--- a/css/inverse.css
+++ b/css/inverse.css
@@ -1989,7 +1989,7 @@ body {
     #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-message {
       line-height: 22px;
       font-size: 14px;
-      padding: 0.5em 0; }
+      padding: 0.4em 0; }
       #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-message .chat-msg-author {
         line-height: 22px; }
       #conversejs .chatbox .chat-body .chat-message .chat-msg-content {
diff --git a/sass/inverse/_chatbox.scss b/sass/inverse/_chatbox.scss
index f9d7efdfb..6eeb68314 100644
--- a/sass/inverse/_chatbox.scss
+++ b/sass/inverse/_chatbox.scss
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
             .chat-message {
                 line-height: $line-height;
                 font-size: $font-size-small;
-                padding: 0.5em 0;
+                padding: 0.4em 0;
                 .chat-msg-author {
                     line-height: $line-height;
                 }