diff --git a/services/web/app/views/layout/footer.pug b/services/web/app/views/layout/footer.pug
index 62a98ecfaa..009b2085ca 100644
--- a/services/web/app/views/layout/footer.pug
+++ b/services/web/app/views/layout/footer.pug
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 
 footer.site-footer
-	.container
+	.container-fluid
 		.row
 			ul.col-md-9
 				
diff --git a/services/web/public/stylesheets/components/footer.less b/services/web/public/stylesheets/components/footer.less
index c86c773aee..dacd257c83 100644
--- a/services/web/public/stylesheets/components/footer.less
+++ b/services/web/public/stylesheets/components/footer.less
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 footer.site-footer {
 	background-color: @footer-bg-color;
 	border-top: 1px solid @gray-lighter;
-	padding: 2em;
+	padding: @footer-padding;
 	font-size: 0.9rem;
 	ul {
 		list-style: none;
diff --git a/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/_common-variables.less b/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/_common-variables.less
index c813b9448b..37e44c6d9f 100644
--- a/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/_common-variables.less
+++ b/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/_common-variables.less
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@
 @footer-link-color: @link-color;
 @footer-link-hover-color: @link-hover-color;
 @footer-bg-color: transparent;
+@footer-padding: 2em;
 
 @btn-border-width: 1px;        
 @btn-border-bottom-width: 2px; 
diff --git a/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/ol-variables.less b/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/ol-variables.less
index ef23d37974..e9c8955cea 100644
--- a/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/ol-variables.less
+++ b/services/web/public/stylesheets/core/ol-variables.less
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
 @footer-bg-color                : #FFF;
 @footer-link-color              : @ol-green;
 @footer-link-hover-color        : @ol-dark-green;
+@footer-padding                 : 2em 0;
 
 //== Colors
 //