diff --git a/apps/starter/src/ensemble/index.ts b/apps/starter/src/ensemble/index.ts
index e14b0f110..bcf73b8bc 100644
--- a/apps/starter/src/ensemble/index.ts
+++ b/apps/starter/src/ensemble/index.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ import ThemeYAML from "./theme.yaml";
 export const starterApp: ApplicationDTO = {
   id: "myStarterApp",
   name: "My App",
-  theme: {
-    id: "theme",
-    content: String(ThemeYAML),
-  },
   config: ConfigYAML,
   scripts: [
     {
diff --git a/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/home.yaml b/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/home.yaml
index 4ce158aee..0d20400b2 100644
--- a/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/home.yaml
+++ b/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/home.yaml
@@ -13,16 +13,19 @@ View:
     Column:
       styles:
         names: page
+        padding: 10px
       children:
         - Text:
             styles:
-              names: heading-1
+              fontSize: 24px
+              fontWeight: 800
             text: Hello, world!
         - Markdown:
             text: This screen demonstrates a few patterns to get you started with Ensemble. Here, we fetch data from an API and use control expressions to display a loading state and a list of products. Try making a few changes and see how the screen automatically updates! For more information, see [help](/help).
         - Text:
             styles:
-              names: heading-3
+              fontSize: 24px
+              fontWeight: 800
             text: My Products
         - LoadingContainer:
             isLoading: ${getDummyProducts.isLoading}
diff --git a/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/menu.yaml b/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/menu.yaml
index e12a6b983..b372c77dd 100644
--- a/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/menu.yaml
+++ b/apps/starter/src/ensemble/screens/menu.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ViewGroup:
       width: 240px
       iconWidth: 20px
       iconHeight: 20px
-      backgroundColor: '#f7fbfa'
+      backgroundColor: "#f7fbfa"
       labelColor: "#171B2A"
       selectedColor: "#171B2A"
       labelFontSize: 1
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ ViewGroup:
     header:
       Image:
         height: 50px
+        width: 100%
         source: https://docs.ensembleui.com/images/logo.svg
     items:
       - label: Home
@@ -24,5 +25,10 @@ ViewGroup:
         icon: HelpOutlineOutlined
         page: help
     footer:
-      Text:
-        text: Give us feedback
+      Row:
+        styles:
+          padding: 10px
+          justifyContent: center
+        children:
+          - Text:
+              text: Give us feedback
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/runtime/entry.tsx b/packages/runtime/src/runtime/entry.tsx
index d531453c4..d32039e5f 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/runtime/entry.tsx
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/runtime/entry.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export const EnsembleEntry: React.FC<EnsembleEntryProps> = ({
         />
         <div
           style={{
-            flexGrow: 1,
+            flex: 1,
             height: "100vh",
             display: "flex",
             flexDirection: "column",
diff --git a/packages/runtime/src/runtime/menu.tsx b/packages/runtime/src/runtime/menu.tsx
index 4e00df78f..9065ed955 100644
--- a/packages/runtime/src/runtime/menu.tsx
+++ b/packages/runtime/src/runtime/menu.tsx
@@ -170,24 +170,10 @@ export const SideBarMenu: React.FC<MenuBaseProps> = ({ id, ...props }) => {
                     : (values?.styles?.labelColor as string) ?? "grey",
                 display: "flex",
                 justifyContent: "center",
-                borderRadius: 0,
                 alignItems: "center",
-                fontSize:
-                  selectedItem === item.label
-                    ? `${
-                        parseInt(
-                          `${
-                            props.styles?.labelFontSize
-                              ? props.styles.labelFontSize
-                              : 1
-                          }` || "1",
-                        ) + 0.2
-                      }rem`
-                    : `${
-                        props.styles?.labelFontSize
-                          ? props.styles.labelFontSize
-                          : 1
-                      }rem`,
+                fontSize: `${
+                  props.styles?.labelFontSize ? props.styles.labelFontSize : 1
+                }rem`,
                 ...(selectedItem === item.label
                   ? props.styles?.onSelectStyles ?? {}
                   : {}),