diff --git a/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/space.sh b/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/space.sh
index aec9596..5381e9f 100755
--- a/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/space.sh
+++ b/stow/.config/sketchybar/plugins/space.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 source $SCRIPT_DIR/../colours.sh
 
 if [ $SELECTED = 'true' ]; then
-    sketchybar --set $NAME background.color=$PRIMARY_COLOUR label.color=$BACKGROUND_COLOUR
+    sketchybar --set $NAME background.color=$PRIMARY_COLOUR label.color=$BACKGROUND_COLOUR label.padding_left=15 label.padding_right=15
 else
-    sketchybar --set $NAME background.color=$BACKGROUND_COLOUR label.color=$PRIMARY_COLOUR
+    sketchybar --set $NAME background.color=$BACKGROUND_COLOUR label.color=$PRIMARY_COLOUR label.padding_left=7 label.padding_right=7
 fi