diff --git a/scss/_base_code.scss b/scss/_base_code.scss
index 4effce1f1..bf363f1d5 100644
--- a/scss/_base_code.scss
+++ b/scss/_base_code.scss
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ $code-inline-padding: 0.25rem;
     background-color: $colors--theme--background-code;
     color: $colors--theme--text-default;
     display: block;
-    margin-bottom: $spv--x-large;
+    margin-bottom: $spv--x-large - $spv-nudge;
     margin-top: 0;
     overflow: auto;
-    padding: $spv--small $sph--large;
+    padding: $spv-nudge $sph--large ($spv--small - $spv-nudge);
     text-align: left;
     text-shadow: none;
     white-space: pre;