diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml
index 25723be1a..653e3d3f0 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/overview/SearchBar.qml
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ RowLayout {
     }
     ToolbarTextField { // Search box
         id: searchInput
-        Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignVCenter
+        Layout.topMargin: 4
+        Layout.bottomMargin: 4
+        implicitHeight: 40
         focus: GlobalStates.overviewOpen
-        padding: 15
         font.pixelSize: Appearance.font.pixelSize.small
         placeholderText: Translation.tr("Search, calculate or run")
         implicitWidth: root.searchingText == "" ? Appearance.sizes.searchWidthCollapsed : Appearance.sizes.searchWidth
@@ -91,12 +92,6 @@ RowLayout {
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        cursorDelegate: Rectangle {
-            width: 1
-            color: searchInput.activeFocus ? Appearance.colors.colPrimary : "transparent"
-            radius: 1
-        }
     }
 
     IconToolbarButton {