diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/VerticalBarContent.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/VerticalBarContent.qml
index 043fbde54..43752946f 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/VerticalBarContent.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/VerticalBarContent.qml
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ Item { // Bar content region
             id: middleCenterGroup
             vertical: true
             padding: 6
-            Layout.fillHeight: true
 
             Workspaces {
                 id: workspacesWidget
diff --git a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/Workspaces.qml b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/Workspaces.qml
index 715bd162e..88e2a214a 100644
--- a/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/Workspaces.qml
+++ b/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/verticalBar/Workspaces.qml
@@ -106,11 +106,7 @@ Item {
         z: 1
 
         spacing: 0
-        anchors {
-            top: parent.top
-            bottom: parent.bottom
-            horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
-        }
+        anchors.fill: parent
         implicitWidth: Appearance.sizes.verticalBarWidth
 
         Repeater {
@@ -126,6 +122,8 @@ Item {
                 property var radiusTop: previousOccupied ? 0 : (width / 2)
                 property var radiusBottom: nextOccupied ? 0 : (width / 2)
 
+                Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter
+
                 topLeftRadius: radiusTop
                 topRightRadius: radiusTop
                 bottomLeftRadius: radiusBottom