diff --git a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/SearchPanel.java b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/SearchPanel.java
index e45c19bd..030bb19b 100644
--- a/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/SearchPanel.java
+++ b/projects/robodj/src/java/robodj/chooser/SearchPanel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SearchPanel.java,v 1.1 2002/02/22 07:06:33 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SearchPanel.java,v 1.2 2002/02/22 07:55:49 mdb Exp $
 
 package robodj.chooser;
 
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public class SearchPanel extends JPanel
         gl.setJustification(GroupLayout.TOP);
 	setLayout(gl);
 
+	// give ourselves a wee bit of a border
+	setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
+
         add(new JLabel("Enter a word to be matched against the " +
                        "artists, titles and songs:"), GroupLayout.FIXED);