diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index ad34d9be..11f31185 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ onMount(() => {
 	hydrated = true;
 });
 
+const isAuthPage = $derived(
+	['/login', '/forgot-password', '/reset-password'].some((p) => page.url.pathname.startsWith(p))
+);
+
 let userMenuOpen = $state(false);
 
 const userInitials = $derived.by(() => {
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ function clickOutside(node: HTMLElement) {
 </script>
 
 <div class="min-h-screen bg-canvas" data-hydrated={hydrated || undefined}>
-	{#if !['/login', '/forgot-password', '/reset-password'].some((p) => page.url.pathname.startsWith(p))}
+	{#if !isAuthPage}
 		<header class="sticky top-0 z-50 border-b border-line-2 bg-surface">
 			<!-- De Gruyter Brill purple accent strip -->
 			<div class="h-1 bg-brand-purple"></div>
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ function clickOutside(node: HTMLElement) {
 		</header>
 	{/if}
 
-	<main class="py-6">
+	<main class={isAuthPage ? '' : 'py-6'}>
 		{@render children()}
 	</main>
 </div>