diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index be410ffe18ea9ef276add97a0f1d4e2c35c145ab..5741aa5ff3fcbd3947855155f384e6ee00eaafb8 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ bookmarks=true]%
 
 \fancypagestyle{plain}{
   \fancyhf{}% clear all header and footer fields
-  \fancyfoot[LE]{\titleFont{\large\thepage\if@mainmatter\randomfourB\hspace{1em}\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4b}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\fi}}
-  \fancyfoot[RO]{\titleFont{\randomfour\large\if@mainmatter\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\hspace{1em}\fi\thepage}}
+  \fancyfoot[LE]{\hspace{-2em}\titleFont{\large\thepage\if@mainmatter\randomfourB\hspace{1em}\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4b}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\fi}}
+  \fancyfoot[RO]{\hspace{-2em}\titleFont{\randomfour\large\if@mainmatter\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\hspace{1em}\fi\thepage}}
 } 
 
 \pagestyle{plain}