diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift
index 753e2fd..7b29ced 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Views/AdaptiveRootView.swift
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct NucleicTabBar: View {
             }
         }
         .padding(.horizontal, 6)
-        .padding(.vertical, 8)
+        .padding(.vertical, 5)
         .glassBar()
         // Drive the bubble's slide (and the label/tint crossfade) off the selection itself, so any
         // change — tap here or a programmatic jump from a notification — springs across.
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct NucleicTabBar: View {
             }
             .foregroundStyle(selected ? Palette.accent : Color.secondary)
             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
-            .padding(.vertical, 4)
+            .padding(.vertical, 8)
             // The selected item rides a soft accent-tinted capsule that slides between tabs — only
             // the selected item mounts it, and the shared `bubble` geometry makes the single capsule
             // travel to the new tab, echoing the system floating bar's highlighted-tab indicator.