diff --git a/src/gui/components/_legacy.py b/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
index 8dd9637..bbaee21 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
+++ b/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
@@ -1704,20 +1704,20 @@ def render_sticky_footer() -> None:
     st.markdown(
         """
 <style>
-/* ``.stApp`` carries ``zoom: 0.85`` (compact-layout scaler). We used to
-   stretch ``.stApp`` to ``100vh / 0.85`` to hide a small white bar
-   below it, but that forced every page to be ~17.6% taller than the
-   viewport — short pages got artificially stretched and the last row
-   of tall pages slid behind the fixed footer. Now we let containers
-   size naturally: ``100vh`` is enough to fill the visible area, and
-   the page-level ``padding-bottom`` set by ``hide_streamlit_chrome``
-   reserves clear space above the footer. */
+/* ``.stApp`` carries ``zoom: 0.85`` (compact-layout scaler), so any
+   child sized at ``100vh`` only renders at 85vh visually — the bottom
+   ~15vh of the viewport sits OUTSIDE ``.stApp`` and shows ``body``'s
+   white through. Previously we stretched to ``calc(100vh / 0.85)`` to
+   close the gap entirely, but that overstretched every page and pushed
+   the last row past the visible area. Compromise: stretch to cover
+   MOST of the gap, leaving ~4vh of white bar (≈ 1/4 of the original
+   ~15vh) so short pages stay short but the bar doesn't dominate. */
 .stApp {
-    min-height: 100vh !important;
+    min-height: calc(96vh / 0.85) !important;
 }
 [data-testid="stSidebar"],
 [data-testid="stMain"] {
-    min-height: 100vh !important;
+    min-height: calc(96vh / 0.85) !important;
 }
 /* DO NOT override ``padding-bottom`` on the block container here — the
    ``hide_streamlit_chrome`` rule above sets it to 7rem precisely so