diff --git a/src/styles/_app_base.sass b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
index cd9db03..5d53331 100644
--- a/src/styles/_app_base.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_app_base.sass
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+body
+	position: absolute // allow columns/errors to fill the whole page
+	top: 0
+	left: 0
+	right: 0
+	bottom: 0
+
 #app-main
 	display: flex
 	align-items: stretch