diff --git a/XMonad/Hooks/DynamicLog.hs b/XMonad/Hooks/DynamicLog.hs
index 546622d8..02fa34d8 100644
--- a/XMonad/Hooks/DynamicLog.hs
+++ b/XMonad/Hooks/DynamicLog.hs
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ makeSimpleDzenConfig :: IO XConfig
 makeSimpleDzenConfig = do
   h <- spawnPipe "dzen2"
   return defaultConfig
-           { logHook = dynamicLogWithPP defaultPP
+           { defaultGaps = [(18,0,0,0)]
+           , logHook = dynamicLogWithPP defaultPP
                                           { ppOutput = hPutStrLn h } }
 
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