diff --git a/stylesheets/application.css b/stylesheets/application.css
index ec5b265..0880fa6 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;*/
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ body.controller-calendars #top-menu > ul li a.calendar-link {
 
 /* Mostly the tabs just below the page title */
 #main-menu {
-  width: auto;
   border: none;
   margin-left: 1em;
   background-color: transparent; }