diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/rism_theme.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/rism_theme.scss
index 75a5850b9..962d440de 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/rism_theme.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/rism_theme.scss
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ footer {
     border-top: 1px solid $gray30;
     .rism-footer-text {
         min-height: $footer-height;
-        padding: 8px 0px;
+        padding: 5px 0px;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss
index f01058084..a5b4244e5 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/variables.scss
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ $navbar-default-link-active-color: $gray75;
 $navbar-default-link-active-bg: $gray10;
 
 $brandbar-height: 50px;
-$footer-height: 60px;
+$footer-height: 40px;
 
 $link-color: $rismColor;
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
index 46d266c7f..2039039cd 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_footer.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <footer class="navbar-fixed-bottom">
     <div class="container">
-        <div class="rism-footer-text">
+        <div class="rism-footer-text hidden-xs">
             <%= RISM::FOOTER.html_safe -%>
         </div>
     </div>