diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index d4341f9..d7e14b1 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ label {
 .dashboard-grid {
   display: grid;
   grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr 1fr;
-  grid-template-rows: minmax(250px, 1fr) 190px;
+  grid-template-rows: minmax(0, 1fr) 168px;
   gap: 7px;
   min-height: calc(100vh - 96px);
 }
@@ -325,21 +325,22 @@ label {
 .empty-state,
 .chat-empty {
   display: grid;
-  place-items: center;
+  align-content: start;
+  justify-items: center;
   gap: 6px;
-  height: calc(100% - 75px);
-  padding: 24px;
+  min-height: 0;
+  padding: 18px 12px;
   color: var(--ed-dim);
   text-align: center;
 }
 .empty-state strong,
 .chat-empty strong {
   color: var(--ed-fg);
-  font: 600 16px var(--font-display);
+  font: 600 14px var(--font-display);
 }
 .empty-state span,
 .chat-empty span {
-  max-width: 220px;
+  max-width: 260px;
   line-height: 1.5;
 }
 .empty-glyph {