diff --git a/lib/views/messageview.dart b/lib/views/messageview.dart
index 465dc671..7ac67ce3 100644
--- a/lib/views/messageview.dart
+++ b/lib/views/messageview.dart
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ class _MessageViewState extends State<MessageView> {
             actions: appBarButtons,
           ),
           body: Padding(
-              padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(8.0, 8.0, 8.0, 182.0),
+              padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(8.0, 8.0, 8.0, 164.0),
               child: MessageList(
                 scrollListener,
               )),
diff --git a/lib/widgets/messagelist.dart b/lib/widgets/messagelist.dart
index 59596cfa..88289fe8 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/messagelist.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/messagelist.dart
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ class _MessageListState extends State<MessageList> {
                                   image: AssetImage("assets/core/negative_heart_512px.png"),
                                   colorFilter: ColorFilter.mode(Provider.of<Settings>(context).theme.hilightElementColor.withOpacity(0.15), BlendMode.srcIn))),
                       // Don't load messages for syncing server...
-                      child: loadMessages
+                      child:
+                      Padding(
+                          padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 20.0),
+                          child: loadMessages
                           ? ScrollablePositionedList.builder(
                               itemPositionsListener: widget.scrollListener,
                               itemScrollController: Provider.of<ContactInfoState>(outerContext).messageScrollController,
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ class _MessageListState extends State<MessageList> {
                                 );
                               },
                             )
-                          : null))
+                          : null)))
             ])));
   }
 }