diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/comment/CommentCard.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/comment/CommentCard.svelte
index a977ae47..48bcc7a5 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/comment/CommentCard.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/comment/CommentCard.svelte
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 				<div class="group relative isolate -ml-4">
 					<!-- thread connector; on the last reply it stops at the avatar's centre (h-8) -->
 					<div
-						class={`pointer-events-none absolute top-0 left-4 -z-10 w-0.5 bg-border-default ${i === thread.replies.length - 1 ? "h-8" : "bottom-0"}`}
+						class={`pointer-events-none absolute top-0 left-4 -z-10 w-0.5 -translate-x-1/2 bg-border-default ${i === thread.replies.length - 1 ? "h-8" : "bottom-0"}`}
 					></div>
 					<Comment
 						authorHandle={reply.authorHandle}