diff --git a/stylesheets/application.css b/stylesheets/application.css
index ec5b265..cdbd4d1 100644
--- a/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ body.controller-calendars #top-menu > ul li a.calendar-link {
 
 #header {
   height: 55px;
-  padding: 0;
+  padding: 4px 8px 20px 6px; /* reuse default values from /stylesheets/application.css */
   /*height: auto;
   height: 5em;
   min-height: 55px;*/