diff --git a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
index 9b689539..cc16933a 100644
--- a/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
+++ b/_sass/minimal-mistakes/_variables.scss
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ $right-sidebar-width-wide: 400px !default;
 
 $border-radius: 4px !default;
 $box-shadow: 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125) !default;
-$nav-height: 50px !default;
+$nav-height: 2em !default;
 $navicon-width: 1.5rem !default;
 $navicon-height: 0.25rem !default;
 $global-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out !default;