diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index 432acaf..8854fe0 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       <Header />
       <main className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8 py-4 space-y-4">
 
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4 items-stretch">
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-4">
           <div className="lg:col-span-3 space-y-4">
             <FeaturedCarousel articles={articles} popular={popular} galleryImages={galleryImages} focalPoints={focalPoints} />
             {widePickedArticles.length > 0 && (
@@ -568,11 +568,10 @@ export default function Home() {
               </div>
             )}
           </div>
-          <div className="lg:col-span-1 flex flex-col gap-4 h-full">
+          <div className="lg:col-span-1 space-y-4">
             <SidebarWeatherWidget />
-            <div className="flex-1 flex flex-col">
-              {articles && articles.length > 0 && <TopStoriesList articles={[...articles].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.publishedAt).getTime() - new Date(a.publishedAt).getTime()).slice(0, 4)} className="flex-1" />}
-            </div>
+            {articles && articles.length > 0 && <TopStoriesList articles={[...articles].sort((a, b) => new Date(b.publishedAt).getTime() - new Date(a.publishedAt).getTime()).slice(0, 4)} />}
+            <SidebarAd />
           </div>
         </div>