diff --git a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
index 98b15db22..36229d07c 100644
--- a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
+++ b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
@@ -322,21 +322,16 @@ class _DACWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         self.setFrameShadow(QtWidgets.QFrame.Raised)
 
         grid = QtWidgets.QGridLayout()
-        grid.setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0)
-        grid.setHorizontalSpacing(0)
-        grid.setVerticalSpacing(0)
+        grid.setContentsMargins(2, 2, 2, 2)
+        grid.setHorizontalSpacing(2)
         self.setLayout(grid)
         label = QtWidgets.QLabel("{} ch{}".format(title, channel))
-        label.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignCenter)
-        grid.addWidget(label, 1, 1)
+        label.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignLeft)
+        grid.addWidget(label, 0, 1)
 
         self.value = QtWidgets.QLabel()
-        self.value.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignCenter)
-        grid.addWidget(self.value, 2, 1, 6, 1)
-
-        grid.setRowStretch(1, 1)
-        grid.setRowStretch(2, 0)
-        grid.setRowStretch(3, 1)
+        self.value.setAlignment(QtCore.Qt.AlignRight)
+        grid.addWidget(self.value, 0, 2, 1, 1)
 
     def set_value(self, value):
         self.value.setText("<font size=\"4\">{:.3f}</font><font size=\"2\"> %</font>"