diff --git a/corehq/apps/hqwebapp/static/hqwebapp/js/bootstrap5/alert_user.js b/corehq/apps/hqwebapp/static/hqwebapp/js/bootstrap5/alert_user.js
index a5b6c86a25bd..0a49aa895943 100644
--- a/corehq/apps/hqwebapp/static/hqwebapp/js/bootstrap5/alert_user.js
+++ b/corehq/apps/hqwebapp/static/hqwebapp/js/bootstrap5/alert_user.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function (
         var self = {
             "message": ko.observable(message),
             "alert_class": ko.observable(
-                "alert alert-dismissible message-alert"
+                "alert alert-dismissible message-alert mt-3 mb-2"
             ),
         };
         if (tags) {