diff --git a/src/styles/components/_alerts.sass b/src/styles/components/_alerts.sass
index 2877b4e9..2433b118 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/_alerts.sass
+++ b/src/styles/components/_alerts.sass
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 .alert
 	margin-bottom: 0
-	text-align: center
 	padding: 10px 20px
 	z-index: 16
 
+	p
+		margin: 0
+
 	// overriden by alert types
 	color: $color-text-dark
 	background-color: $color-background