diff --git a/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingArtwork.tsx b/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingArtwork.tsx
index d561001975..7cb448f08b 100644
--- a/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingArtwork.tsx
+++ b/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingArtwork.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default function NowMintingArtwork({ nft }: NowMintingArtworkProps) {
           nft={nft}
           animation={shouldAnimate}
           height={650}
+          transparentBG
           showBalance={false}
         />
         {shouldGate && !interactiveEnabled && (
diff --git a/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingCountdownActive.tsx b/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingCountdownActive.tsx
index b40cb71be9..abb481232a 100644
--- a/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingCountdownActive.tsx
+++ b/components/home/now-minting/NowMintingCountdownActive.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function NowMintingCountdownActive({
           }}
         />
       )}
-      <div className="tw-mb-2 tw-flex tw-items-center tw-justify-between">
+      <div className="tw-mb-4 tw-flex tw-items-center tw-justify-between">
         <span className="tw-py-0.5 tw-text-xs tw-font-semibold tw-text-iron-300">
           {countdown.title}
         </span>