diff --git a/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx b/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
index 0fdcabf3..e0f0ce27 100644
--- a/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
+++ b/components/feed/new-users-strip.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export function NewUsersStrip({ users }: { users: UserSummary[] }) {
   }
 
   return (
-    <section className="rounded-xl bg-card ring-1 ring-foreground/10 p-5">
+    <section className="rounded-xl">
       <div className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-2.5">
         <span
           aria-hidden
@@ -83,14 +83,14 @@ export function NewUsersStrip({ users }: { users: UserSummary[] }) {
         onPointerUp={onPointerUp}
         onPointerCancel={onPointerUp}
         onClickCapture={onClickCapture}
-        className="-mx-5 flex gap-3 overflow-x-auto px-5 pb-1 snap-x scroll-px-5 cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing [scrollbar-width:none] [-ms-overflow-style:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden"
+        className="-mx-5 flex gap-3 overflow-x-auto px-5 py-1 snap-x scroll-px-5 cursor-grab active:cursor-grabbing [scrollbar-width:none] [-ms-overflow-style:none] [&::-webkit-scrollbar]:hidden"
       >
         {users.map((u) => (
           <Link
             key={u.handle}
             href={`/u/${u.handle}`}
             draggable={false}
-            className="group snap-start shrink-0 w-32 flex flex-col items-center gap-2 rounded-xl bg-background ring-1 ring-foreground/10 px-3 py-4 text-center transition hover:ring-foreground/25 hover:bg-muted/40"
+            className="group snap-start shrink-0 w-32 flex flex-col items-center gap-2 rounded-xl bg-card ring-1 ring-foreground/10 px-3 py-4 text-center transition hover:ring-foreground/25 hover:bg-muted/40"
           >
             <UserAvatar
               src={u.avatar_url}