diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
index b849cb58e..0d8372bb4 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ $bring-dark-accent-forward-color: #DDD;
 /* general purpose classes */
 
 .small-horizontal-spacer {
-  height: 20px;
+  min-height: 20px;
 }
 
 .big-horizontal-spacer {