diff --git a/src/styles/components/_buddylist.scss b/src/styles/components/_buddylist.scss
index e4616082..72e0df2d 100644
--- a/src/styles/components/_buddylist.scss
+++ b/src/styles/components/_buddylist.scss
@@ -75,9 +75,17 @@ pointer-events:auto;
 }
 .buddylist .buddylistloading, .buddylist .buddylistempty {
 padding:.4em;
-font-size:0.8em;
+font-size:1.4em;
 text-align:center;
 display:none;
+position:absolute;
+left:0px;
+right:0px;
+bottom:0px;
+top:0px;
+margin:auto;
+height:2em;
+color:rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
 }
 .buddylist.loading .buddylistloading {
 display:block;
diff --git a/static/partials/buddylist.html b/static/partials/buddylist.html
index f0f406ed..6f3b436c 100644
--- a/static/partials/buddylist.html
+++ b/static/partials/buddylist.html
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="buddylistloading"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></div>
-  <div class="buddylistempty"><i class="fa fa-frown-o"></i> {{_("No other users online")}} <i class="fa fa-frown-o"></i></div>
+  <div class="buddylistempty">{{_("No other users online")}}</div>
 </div>