diff --git a/public/sass/components/_panel_singlestat.scss b/public/sass/components/_panel_singlestat.scss
index 708fd65de94..7854ac2093f 100644
--- a/public/sass/components/_panel_singlestat.scss
+++ b/public/sass/components/_panel_singlestat.scss
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@
 }
 
 .singlestat-panel-value-container {
-  line-height: 1;
+  // line-height 0 is imporant here as the font-size is on this
+  // level but overriden one level deeper and but the line-height: is still
+  // based on the base font size on this level. Using line-height: 0 fixes that
+  line-height: 0;
   display: table-cell;
   vertical-align: middle;
   text-align: center;
   position: relative;
   z-index: 1;
-  font-size: 3em;
   font-weight: $font-weight-semi-bold;
-  // helps make the title feel more centered when there is a panel title
-  padding-bottom: $panel-padding;
+  font-size: 38px;
 }
 
 // Helps