diff --git a/src/frontend/styles/components/sidebar.pcss b/src/frontend/styles/components/sidebar.pcss
index ff9f459..5921d15 100644
--- a/src/frontend/styles/components/sidebar.pcss
+++ b/src/frontend/styles/components/sidebar.pcss
@@ -151,11 +151,11 @@
     transition-property: background-color;
     transition-duration: 0.1s;
     @apply --squircle;
-    border: 2px solid transparent;
 
     &--selected {
-      border: 2px solid rgba(147, 166, 233, 0.5);
       border-radius: 8px;
+      /* border using box-shadow which doesn't increase the height */
+      box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px rgba(147, 166, 233, 0.5) inset;
     }
   }