diff --git a/_sass/_footnotes.scss b/_sass/_footnotes.scss
index 54e5bfff1..9f65ad422 100644
--- a/_sass/_footnotes.scss
+++ b/_sass/_footnotes.scss
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
   margin: 4em auto;
 }
 
+.footnotes {
+  margin-bottom: 4em;
+}
+
 .footnotes li {
   margin-bottom: 1em;
 }