diff --git a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/ext/custom.less b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/ext/custom.less
index 4de47c34..2f9cfd39 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/ext/custom.less
+++ b/src/_h5ai/client/css/inc/ext/custom.less
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #content-header, #content-footer {
     margin: 16px;
-    color: @col-text;
     padding: 8px;
+    color: @col-text;
 
     a, a:active, a:visited {
         color: @col-link;