diff --git a/src/components/verification/VerificationCheckButton.tsx b/src/components/verification/VerificationCheckButton.tsx
index 2ccc730f62..3f3bb20955 100644
--- a/src/components/verification/VerificationCheckButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/verification/VerificationCheckButton.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function Badge({
   if (size === 'lg') {
     dimensions = gtPhone ? 20 : 18
   } else if (size === 'md') {
-    dimensions = 16
+    dimensions = 14
   }
 
   const verifiedByHidden = !state.profile.showBadge && state.profile.isViewer
diff --git a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
index 0eb7c2e25a..51bf41a76f 100644
--- a/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/PostThread/components/ThreadItemAnchor.tsx
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ const ThreadItemAnchorInner = memo(function ThreadItemAnchorInner({
                     )}
                   </Text>
 
-                  <View style={[{paddingLeft: 3, top: -1}]}>
+                  <View style={[a.pl_xs]}>
                     <VerificationCheckButton profile={authorShadow} size="md" />
                   </View>
                 </View>