diff --git a/app/templates/object.html b/app/templates/object.html
index 9f902f0..1d3a3f2 100644
--- a/app/templates/object.html
+++ b/app/templates/object.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 {% macro display_replies_tree(replies_tree_node) %}
 
 {% if replies_tree_node.is_requested %}
-    {{ utils.display_object(replies_tree_node.ap_object, likes=likes, shares=shares, expanded=True) }}
+    {{ utils.display_object(replies_tree_node.ap_object, likes=likes, shares=shares, expanded=not replies_tree_node.is_root) }}
 {% else %}
     {{ utils.display_object(replies_tree_node.ap_object) }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/app/templates/utils.html b/app/templates/utils.html
index e08676d..77f36c5 100644
--- a/app/templates/utils.html
+++ b/app/templates/utils.html
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
 
 
     {% if likes or shares %}
-    <div style="display: flex;column-gap: 20px;margin:20px 0;">
+    <div style="display: flex;column-gap: 20px;margin-top:20px;">
         {% if likes %}
             <div style="flex: 0 1 50%;max-width: 50%;">Likes
                 <div style="display: flex;column-gap: 20px;row-gap:20px;flex-wrap: wrap;margin-top:20px;">