diff --git a/tailbone/static/themes/falafel/css/base.css b/tailbone/static/themes/falafel/css/base.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10370009
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/static/themes/falafel/css/base.css
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+/******************************
+ * general
+ ******************************/
+
+p {
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+}
+
+
+/******************************
+ * tweaks for root user
+ ******************************/
+
+.navbar .navbar-end .navbar-link.root-user,
+.navbar .navbar-end .navbar-link.root-user:hover,
+.navbar .navbar-end .navbar-link.root-user.is_active,
+.navbar .navbar-end .navbar-item.root-user,
+.navbar .navbar-end .navbar-item.root-user:hover,
+.navbar .navbar-end .navbar-item.root-user.is_active {
+    background-color: red;
+    font-weight: bold;
+}
diff --git a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
index 4a7e1083..8bee2119 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/themes/falafel/base.mako
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
   ${self.buefy_styles()}
 
-  ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/bobcat/css/base.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
+  ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/falafel/css/base.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/falafel/css/layout.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/css/grids.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}
   ${h.stylesheet_link(request.static_url('tailbone:static/themes/falafel/css/grids.css') + '?ver={}'.format(tailbone.__version__))}