diff --git a/CTFd/themes/admin/static/css/sticky-footer.css b/CTFd/themes/admin/static/css/sticky-footer.css
index 0a631a8..b6c1af7 100644
--- a/CTFd/themes/admin/static/css/sticky-footer.css
+++ b/CTFd/themes/admin/static/css/sticky-footer.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ body {
 
 .footer {
     position: absolute;
-    bottom: 0;
+    bottom: 1px; /* prevent scrollbars from showing on pages that don't use the full page height */
     width: 100%;
     height: 60px; /* Set the fixed height of the footer here */
     line-height: 60px; /* Vertically center the text there */
diff --git a/CTFd/themes/core/static/css/sticky-footer.css b/CTFd/themes/core/static/css/sticky-footer.css
index 0a631a8..b6c1af7 100644
--- a/CTFd/themes/core/static/css/sticky-footer.css
+++ b/CTFd/themes/core/static/css/sticky-footer.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ body {
 
 .footer {
     position: absolute;
-    bottom: 0;
+    bottom: 1px; /* prevent scrollbars from showing on pages that don't use the full page height */
     width: 100%;
     height: 60px; /* Set the fixed height of the footer here */
     line-height: 60px; /* Vertically center the text there */