diff --git a/templates/carl_contest/style.css b/templates/carl_contest/style.css
index da7aec43..8f0f2b7c 100644
--- a/templates/carl_contest/style.css
+++ b/templates/carl_contest/style.css
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ a.homelink2, a.homelink2:hover, a.homelink2:link, a.homelink2:visited, #serendip
 
 /* additional styles used for entry text */
 .serendipity_entry p {
-	margin: 0px;
+	margin-top: 0px;
 	padding-bottom: 0px; }
 
 /* style for extended body */
diff --git a/templates/competition/style.css b/templates/competition/style.css
index cb295be7..2e349269 100644
--- a/templates/competition/style.css
+++ b/templates/competition/style.css
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ div.serendipitySideBarItem {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 0px;
 }
 /** Embedded images with the s9y image manager **/
diff --git a/templates/default-rtl/style.css b/templates/default-rtl/style.css
index 205e217e..526d68a7 100644
--- a/templates/default-rtl/style.css
+++ b/templates/default-rtl/style.css
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ div.serendipitySideBarItem {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 0px;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/default/style.css b/templates/default/style.css
index faab58d7..938380c5 100644
--- a/templates/default/style.css
+++ b/templates/default/style.css
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ div.serendipitySideBarItem {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 0px;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/mt3-chalkboard/style.css b/templates/mt3-chalkboard/style.css
index 337c48fa..87883eb6 100644
--- a/templates/mt3-chalkboard/style.css
+++ b/templates/mt3-chalkboard/style.css
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ td.serendipity_admin_list_item {
 }
 
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/mt3-gettysburg/style.css b/templates/mt3-gettysburg/style.css
index 2a2b0ae2..25a61ed6 100644
--- a/templates/mt3-gettysburg/style.css
+++ b/templates/mt3-gettysburg/style.css
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ td.serendipity_admin_list_item {
 }
 
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/mt3-independence/style.css b/templates/mt3-independence/style.css
index 1f0e057b..6ed08103 100644
--- a/templates/mt3-independence/style.css
+++ b/templates/mt3-independence/style.css
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ td.serendipity_admin_list_item {
 }
 
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 10px;
 }
 
diff --git a/templates/mt3-squash/style.css b/templates/mt3-squash/style.css
index 439c8e83..4d4abdb3 100644
--- a/templates/mt3-squash/style.css
+++ b/templates/mt3-squash/style.css
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ td.serendipity_admin_list_item {
 }
 
 .serendipity_entry p {
-    margin: 0px;
+    margin-top: 0px;
     padding-bottom: 10px;
 }