diff --git a/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/chart.js b/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/chart.js
index be264f100..c7245ccff 100644
--- a/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/chart.js
+++ b/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/chart.js
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ export default function (layout, el, extraOptions, series) {
                       series[0]
                   ),
               }
+            : undefined,
+        layout.type === VIS_TYPE_SINGLE_VALUE && extraOptions.dashboard
+            ? { spacingTop: 7 }
             : undefined
     )
 }
diff --git a/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/title/index.js b/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/title/index.js
index 75000cd93..062dda95c 100644
--- a/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/title/index.js
+++ b/src/visualizations/config/adapters/dhis_highcharts/title/index.js
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ export default function (layout, metaData, extraOptions, series) {
                 legendOptions,
                 legendSets
             )
+            if (dashboard) {
+                // TODO: is this always what we want?
+                title.style.fontWeight = 'normal'
+            }
             break
         default:
             title.style.color = fontStyle[FONT_STYLE_OPTION_TEXT_COLOR]