diff --git a/src/tangara/ui/ui_fsm.cpp b/src/tangara/ui/ui_fsm.cpp
index b974da53..1e8a8ad4 100644
--- a/src/tangara/ui/ui_fsm.cpp
+++ b/src/tangara/ui/ui_fsm.cpp
@@ -342,10 +342,13 @@ void UiState::react(const internal::InitDisplay& ev) {
 
   // HACK: correct the display size for our prototypes.
   // ev.nvs.DisplaySize({161, 130});
+  // HACK: correct the display padding for batch 2.
+  // ev.nvs.DisplayLeftPadding(3);
 
   auto actual_size = ev.nvs.DisplaySize();
   init_data.width = actual_size.first.value_or(init_data.width);
   init_data.height = actual_size.second.value_or(init_data.height);
+  init_data.pad = ev.nvs.DisplayLeftPadding();
   sDisplay.reset(drivers::Display::Create(ev.gpios, init_data));
 
   sCurrentScreen.reset(new screens::Splash());