diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
index 2578cbdd..272b256b 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/dashboard.css
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ body.dashboard-shell {
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 0.5em;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
   padding: 0.55em 1em 0.45em;
   margin-bottom: -1px; /* overlap the tabbar bottom border */
   color: var(--muted);
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ body.dashboard-shell {
      yields under it via the -1px margin above. */
   box-shadow: 0 -2px 12px -4px rgba(203, 166, 247, 0.4);
 }
-.tab-label { font-weight: bold; }
+.tab-label { font-weight: bold; white-space: nowrap; }
 .tab-count {
   display: inline-block;
   background: var(--purple-dim);