diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index eb1ad8e..34901df 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ const colorPresets = require('./color-presets.js')
 module.exports = function ({subject, status, color, style}) {
   color = colorPresets[color] || color || colorPresets['blue']
 
-  const sbRectWidth = calcWidth(subject) + 11
-  const stRectWidth = calcWidth(status) + 11
+  const sbRectWidth = calcWidth(subject) + 10
+  const stRectWidth = calcWidth(status) + 10
   const width = sbRectWidth + stRectWidth
 
   if (style === 'flat') {
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ module.exports = function ({subject, status, color, style}) {
           <rect x="${sbRectWidth}" width="${stRectWidth}" height="20" fill="#${color}"/>
         </g>
         <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="start" font-family="Verdana,DejaVu Sans,sans-serif" font-size="11">
-          <text x="7" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.1">${subject}</text>
-          <text x="6" y="13.8">${subject}</text>
+          <text x="6.1" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.1">${subject}</text>
+          <text x="5.1" y="13.8">${subject}</text>
           <text x="${sbRectWidth + 5.5}" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.1">${status}</text>
           <text x="${sbRectWidth + 4.5}" y="13.8">${status}</text>
         </g>
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ module.exports = function ({subject, status, color, style}) {
         <rect width="${width}" height="20" fill="url(#a)"/>
       </g>
       <g fill="#fff" text-anchor="start" font-family="Verdana,DejaVu Sans,sans-serif" font-size="11">
-        <text x="7" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.25">${subject}</text>
-        <text x="6" y="13.8">${subject}</text>
+        <text x="6.4" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.25">${subject}</text>
+        <text x="5.4" y="13.8">${subject}</text>
         <text x="${sbRectWidth + 5.5}" y="14.8" fill="#000" opacity="0.25">${status}</text>
         <text x="${sbRectWidth + 4.5}" y="13.8">${status}</text>
       </g>