diff --git a/assets/scss/tufte.scss b/assets/scss/tufte.scss
index 6b830d7..54260da 100644
--- a/assets/scss/tufte.scss
+++ b/assets/scss/tufte.scss
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ img {
 // there's a difference in how sidenotes are rendered from a list vs a paragraph
 // this is an eyeball approximation, it's close enough for me so leaving like this
 li .sidenote {
-    width: 98%;
-    margin-right: -121.8%;
+    width: 47.5%;
+    margin-right: -50%;
 }
 
 .marginnote {