diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss
index f934993b6..2f1d7f018 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/main_layout.css.scss
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ div#page {
   aside#sidebar {
     width: 15em;
     float: left;
-    position: absolute;
 
     h1 {
       font-size: $h3_size;
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@ div#page {
 }
 
 footer#page-footer {
+  float: left;
+  clear: both;
+  width: 100%;
   margin: 1em;
   text-align: center;
   padding-top: 1em;