diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/big-input.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/big-input.sass
index 90bba8cec2..165404fff3 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/big-input.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/big-input.sass
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@
   @include border-radius(0.5rem)
   background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1)
   border: 2px solid $input
-  font-size: 1rem 
+  font-size: 0.875rem 
   box-shadow: 0
-  padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.35rem
+  padding: 0.5rem 0.625rem 0.375rem
   height: auto
   width: 100%
   margin-bottom: 0.5rem
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@
     background: white 
     background: rgba(255,255,255,0.5)
     text-shadow: 0 0 10px #ffffff
-    padding: 1em 1rem 0.75rem
-    letter-spacing: 0.02rem
     outline: none
 
 @mixin placeholder($placeholder, $placeholderhvr)