diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 0c98a82021..e37dd7e395 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -178,3 +178,4 @@ Paul Medlock-Walton <paulmw@mit.edu>
 Henry Tareque <henry.tareque@gmail.com>
 Eugeny Kolpakov <eugeny.kolpakov@gmail.com>
 Omar Al-Ithawi <oithawi@qrf.org>
+Louis Pilfold <louis@lpil.uk>
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss b/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
index a382a3a770..8f6cfe98a6 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ a:focus {
 
 .container {
   @include clearfix;
+  @include box-sizing(border-box);
   margin: 0 auto 0;
   padding: 0px 30px;
   max-width: grid-width(12);
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss b/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss
index 9b477ca363..1420370be9 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/shared/_footer.scss
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
   footer {
     @include clearfix();
+    @include box-sizing(border-box);
     max-width: grid-width(12);
     min-width: 760px;
     width: flex-grid(12);