diff --git a/src/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss b/src/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss
index ccbea6c..409e39a 100644
--- a/src/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss
+++ b/src/gtk-3.20/scss/widgets/_notebook.scss
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             }
 
             tab {
-                padding: ($spacing + 1) 0 0; // top | left/right | bottom
+                padding: ($spacing - 1) 0 0; // top | left/right | bottom
                 border-style: solid;
                 border-width: 1px;         // for reorderable tabs
                 border-color: transparent; //
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                 }
 
                 > box, > label {
-                    padding: 0 ($spacing * 3) ($spacing + 1); // top | left/right | bottom
+                    padding: 0 ($spacing * 2) ($spacing - 1); // top | left/right | bottom
                     border-width: 2px;
                     border-style: solid;
                     border-color: transparent;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
             }
 
             &.top tab {
-                padding: ($spacing + 1) 0 0; // top | left/right | bottom
+                padding: ($spacing - 1) 0 0; // top | left/right | bottom
                 border-style: solid;
                 border-color: $borders_color;
                 border-width: 0;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
                 transition: border-bottom-color .3s ease-out;
 
                 > box, > label {
-                    padding: 0 ($spacing * 3) ($spacing + 1); // top | left/right | bottom
+                    padding: 0 ($spacing * 2) ($spacing - 1); // top | left/right | bottom
                 }
 
                 &:hover {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
             }
 
             &.right tab {
-                padding: 0 ($spacing + 1) 0 0; // top | right | bottom | left
+                padding: 0 ($spacing - 1) 0 0; // top | right | bottom | left
                 border-style: solid;
                 border-color: $borders_color;
                 border-width: 0;
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
                 transition: border-left-color .3s ease-out;
 
                 > box, > label {
-                    padding: ($spacing + 1) ($spacing * 3); // top | right | bottom | left
+                    padding: ($spacing - 1) ($spacing * 2); // top | right | bottom | left
                 }
 
                 &:hover {
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
             }
 
             &.bottom tab {
-                padding: 0 0 ($spacing + 1); // top | left/right | bottom
+                padding: 0 0 ($spacing - 1); // top | left/right | bottom
                 border-style: solid;
                 border-color: $borders_color;
                 border-width: 0;
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
                 transition: border-top-color .3s ease-out;
 
                 > box, > label {
-                    padding: ($spacing + 1) ($spacing * 3) 0;  // top/bottom | left/right
+                    padding: ($spacing - 1) ($spacing * 2) 0;  // top/bottom | left/right
                 }
 
                 &:hover {
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
             }
 
             &.left tab {
-                padding: 0 0 0 ($spacing + 1); // top | right | bottom | left
+                padding: 0 0 0 ($spacing - 1); // top | right | bottom | left
                 border-style: solid;
                 border-color: $borders_color;
                 border-width: 0;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
                 transition: border-right-color .3s ease-out;
 
                 > box, > label {
-                    padding: ($spacing + 1) ($spacing * 3); // top/bottom | left/right
+                    padding: ($spacing - 1) ($spacing * 2); // top/bottom | left/right
                 }
 
                 &:hover {