diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/pill.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/pill.scss
index e497852de..8ef516b31 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/components/pill.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/components/pill.scss
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@
 
     display: block;
     text-align: left;
-    padding: 10px govuk-spacing(3);
+    padding: 9px (govuk-spacing(3) - 1);
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
     text-align: center;
 
     &:link,