diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/sidebar.py b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/sidebar.py
index 8fa38145d3..c499d35d4d 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/layouts/sidebar.py
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/layouts/sidebar.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from cereal import log
 from openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui_state import ui_state
-from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight, MousePos
+from openpilot.system.ui.lib.application import gui_app, FontWeight, MousePos, FONT_SCALE
 from openpilot.system.ui.lib.text_measure import measure_text_cached
 from openpilot.system.ui.widgets import Widget
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class Sidebar(Widget):
 
     # Draw label and value
     labels = [metric.label, metric.value]
-    text_y = metric_rect.y + (metric_rect.height / 2 - len(labels) * FONT_SIZE)
+    text_y = metric_rect.y + (metric_rect.height / 2 - len(labels) * FONT_SIZE * FONT_SCALE)
     for text in labels:
       text_size = measure_text_cached(self._font_bold, text, FONT_SIZE)
       text_y += text_size.y