diff --git a/.config/noctalia/bar_main.toml b/.config/noctalia/bar_main.toml
index dbbe3db..dacf3dc 100644
--- a/.config/noctalia/bar_main.toml
+++ b/.config/noctalia/bar_main.toml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ radius_top_left    = 12
 radius_top_right   = 12
 radius_bottom_left = 12
 radius_bottom_right = 12
-concave_edge_corners = false      # carve the screen-edge corners inward; requires margin_edge = 0
-margin_ends        = 25         # inset from each end of the bar along its main axis
+concave_edge_corners = false     # carve the screen-edge corners inward; requires margin_edge = 0
+margin_ends        = 5           # inset from each end of the bar along its main axis
 margin_edge        = 5           # distance from the nearest screen edge (positive values float the bar)
 margin_opposite_edge = 5         # extra reserved space on the inward side of the bar (below for top, above for bottom)
-padding            = 15          # main-axis padding from bar edges to start/end widget sections
+padding            = 14          # main-axis padding from bar edges to start/end widget sections
 widget_spacing     = 6           # gap between widgets within a section
 hover_highlight    = true        # softly tint the widget under the mouse pointer with its foreground color
 scale              = 1.0         # content scale multiplier for icons, spacing, and base text size