diff --git a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
index 38da84b1c4..7d8e4ba2b7 100644
--- a/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
+++ b/src/skins/vector/css/matrix-react-sdk/views/rooms/_EventTile.scss
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 }
 .mx_EventTile_body pre {
     position: relative;
-    border: 1px solid #f8f8f8;
+    border: 1px solid transparent;
 }
 .mx_EventTile:hover .mx_EventTile_body pre
 {