diff --git a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
index 01cb5de6d..7ac137463 100644
--- a/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
+++ b/client/app/scripts/components/app.js
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
   render() {
     const showingDetails = this.state.nodeDetails.size > 0;
     const showingTerminal = this.state.controlPipe;
-    const footer = `Version ${this.state.version} on ${this.state.hostname}`;
     // width of details panel blocking a view
     const detailsWidth = showingDetails ? 450 : 0;
     const topMargin = 100;
@@ -100,17 +99,23 @@ export default class App extends React.Component {
           topologyId={this.state.currentTopologyId} />
 
         <Sidebar>
-          <TopologyOptions options={this.state.currentTopologyOptions}
-            topologyId={this.state.currentTopologyId}
-            activeOptions={this.state.activeTopologyOptions} />
           <Status errorUrl={this.state.errorUrl} topology={this.state.currentTopology}
             topologiesLoaded={this.state.topologiesLoaded}
             websocketClosed={this.state.websocketClosed} />
+          <TopologyOptions options={this.state.currentTopologyOptions}
+            topologyId={this.state.currentTopologyId}
+            activeOptions={this.state.activeTopologyOptions} />
         </Sidebar>
 
         <div className="footer">
-          {footer}&nbsp;&nbsp;
-          <a href="https://gitreports.com/issue/weaveworks/scope" target="_blank">Report an issue</a>
+          <span className="footer-label">Version</span>
+          {this.state.version}
+          <span className="footer-label">on</span>
+          {this.state.hostname}
+          &nbsp;&nbsp;
+          <a className="footer-label" href="https://gitreports.com/issue/weaveworks/scope" target="_blank">
+            Report an issue
+          </a>
         </div>
       </div>
     );
diff --git a/client/app/styles/main.less b/client/app/styles/main.less
index 78ba880f5..80202f17e 100644
--- a/client/app/styles/main.less
+++ b/client/app/styles/main.less
@@ -156,14 +156,20 @@ h2 {
   right: 48px;
   z-index: 20;
   color: @text-tertiary-color;
-  font-size: 85%;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  opacity: 0.8;
 
   a {
     color: @text-secondary-color;
+    .btn-opacity;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-weight: bold;
+    font-size: 90%;
+  }
 
-    &:hover {
-      color: @text-color;
-    }
+  &-label {
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    margin: 0 0.25em;
   }
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +187,7 @@ h2 {
     margin: 0px 8px;
 
     &-label {
-      font-size: 13px;
+      font-size: .8rem;
       text-transform: uppercase;
     }
 
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ h2 {
   .topologies-sub {
     &-item {
       &-label {
-        font-size: 11px;
+        font-size: .7rem;
         text-transform: uppercase;
       }
     }
@@ -198,13 +204,13 @@ h2 {
 
   .topologies-item-main,
   .topologies-sub-item {
+    // border: 1px solid @background-darker-secondary-color;
     color: @text-secondary-color;
     .palable;
     cursor: pointer;
     padding: 4px 8px;
     opacity: 0.7;
     border-radius: 4px;
-    background-color: @background-lighter-color;
     opacity: 0.8;
     margin-bottom: 3px;
 
@@ -228,22 +234,6 @@ h2 {
 
 }
 
-.topology-options {
-  margin-top: -16px;
-}
-
-.status {
-  &-icon {
-    font-size: 16px;
-    position: relative;
-    top: 1px;
-  }
-
-  &-label {
-    margin-left: 0.5em;
-  }
-}
-
 .nodes-chart {
 
   &-error {
@@ -901,17 +891,12 @@ h2 {
 .sidebar {
   position: fixed;
   bottom: 16px;
-  left: 20px;
-  width: 18em;
-  font-size: 85%;
+  left: 24px;
+  font-size: .7rem;
 
   &-item {
-    background-color: @background-darker-secondary-color;
-    border-radius: 2px;
-    padding: 4px 8px;
-    width: 100%;
-    margin-top: 2px;
     color: @text-secondary-color;
+    margin-top: 4px;
 
     &.status-loading {
       animation: status-loading 2.0s infinite ease-in-out;
@@ -919,16 +904,20 @@ h2 {
 
     &-action {
       .btn-opacity;
-      float: right;
       text-transform: uppercase;
       font-weight: bold;
       color: darken(@weave-orange, 25%);
       cursor: pointer;
       font-size: 90%;
+      margin-left: 0.5em;
     }
   }
 }
 
+.status {
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
 @keyframes blinking {
   0%, 100% {
     opacity: 1.0;