diff --git a/public/app/core/constants.ts b/public/app/core/constants.ts
index 2fd634ee157..db2f796cf16 100644
--- a/public/app/core/constants.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/constants.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export const GRID_CELL_HEIGHT = 30;
-export const GRID_CELL_VMARGIN = 10;
+export const GRID_CELL_VMARGIN = 8;
 export const GRID_COLUMN_COUNT = 24;
 export const REPEAT_DIR_VERTICAL = 'v';