diff --git a/app/src/header/tabs.rs b/app/src/header/tabs.rs
index 497708fd..414eef59 100644
--- a/app/src/header/tabs.rs
+++ b/app/src/header/tabs.rs
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Tabs<'a> {
 				.iter()
 				.enumerate()
 				.map(|(i, tab)| {
-					let mut text = format!(" {} ", i + 1);
+					let mut text = format!("{}", i + 1);
 					if let Some(dir_name) = tab.current_name() {
+						text.push(' ');
 						text.push_str(dir_name);
 					}
 
-					let threshold = THEME.tab.max_width.max(3) - 1;
+					let threshold = THEME.tab.max_width.max(1);
 					let truncated = text.chars().try_fold(String::with_capacity(threshold), |mut text, c| {
 						if text.width() > threshold {
 							ControlFlow::Break(text)
@@ -37,18 +38,15 @@ impl<'a> Widget for Tabs<'a> {
 							ControlFlow::Continue(text)
 						}
 					});
-					let mut text = match truncated {
+					let text = match truncated {
 						ControlFlow::Break(text) => text,
 						ControlFlow::Continue(text) => text,
 					};
-					if !text.ends_with(' ') {
-						text.push(' ');
-					}
 
 					if i == tabs.idx() {
-						Span::styled(text, THEME.tab.active.get())
+						Span::styled(format!(" {text} "), THEME.tab.active.get())
 					} else {
-						Span::styled(text, THEME.tab.inactive.get())
+						Span::styled(format!(" {text} "), THEME.tab.inactive.get())
 					}
 				})
 				.collect::<Vec<_>>(),
diff --git a/config/preset/theme.toml b/config/preset/theme.toml
index b04f8ff8..a4cb7061 100644
--- a/config/preset/theme.toml
+++ b/config/preset/theme.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [tab]
 active    = { fg = "#1E2031", bg = "#80AEFA" }
 inactive  = { fg = "#C8D3F8", bg = "#484D66" }
-max_width = 3
+max_width = 1
 
 [status]
 primary	  = { normal = "#80AEFA", select = "#CD9EFC", unset = "#FFA577" }