diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/NostrConfigDialog.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/NostrConfigDialog.qml
index 0eb6cfd86..384555f5b 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/NostrConfigDialog.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/NostrConfigDialog.qml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ ElDialog {
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
                     Layout.fillHeight: true
                     font.family: FixedFont
-                    topPadding: constants.paddingLarge
                     wrapMode: TextEdit.WrapAnywhere
                     onTextChanged: valid = verify(text)
                     inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhSensitiveData | Qt.ImhNoPredictiveText | Qt.ImhNoAutoUppercase
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml
index e161979d2..f3c55d30d 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElTextArea.qml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Flickable {
         width: root.width
         height: Math.max(root.height, edit.height + topPadding + bottomPadding)
         padding: constants.paddingXSmall
+        topPadding: constants.paddingLarge
         TextArea {
             id: edit
             width: parent.width