diff --git a/kallithea/public/less/style.less b/kallithea/public/less/style.less
--- a/kallithea/public/less/style.less
+++ b/kallithea/public/less/style.less
@@ -190,12 +190,10 @@ div.panel div.panel-heading {
   color: #515151;
 }
 
-#footer {
+/* remove margin below footer */
+.navbar.footer {
   margin-bottom: 0;
 }
-#footer > span {
-  font-weight: 700;
-}
 
 .user-menu {
   padding: 0 !important;
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/base/base.html b/kallithea/templates/base/base.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/base/base.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 <!-- END CONTENT -->
 
 <!-- FOOTER -->
-<div id="footer" class="footer navbar navbar-inverse">
+<div class="footer navbar navbar-inverse">
     <span class="navbar-text pull-left">
         ${_('Server instance: %s') % c.instance_id if c.instance_id else ''}
     </span>