diff --git a/assets/components/atoms/tag/tag.scss b/assets/components/atoms/tag/tag.scss
index 5f26a15f..1c7f466d 100644
--- a/assets/components/atoms/tag/tag.scss
+++ b/assets/components/atoms/tag/tag.scss
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ button.tag {
   }
 
   .selectize-input {
-    padding: 0.3em 0.2em 0.1em;
+    padding: 0.3em 0.5em 0.1em;
     background: color.adjust($white, $lightness: -5%);
     border-radius: $border-radius;
     border: 1px solid $gray-300;
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ button.tag {
     }
 
     input {
-      margin: 0 0.1em 0.2em 0;
-      padding: 0.2em 0.4em;
+      padding: 0.2em 0;
       background: none;
       min-width: 15px !important; // Displays blinking cursor on first focus in some browsers
       border: 0;
@@ -218,6 +217,7 @@ button.tag {
   }
 
   .selectize-dropdown {
+    z-index: 1000;
     position: absolute;
     background: $white;
     border: 1px solid $gray-300;