diff --git a/frontend/src/NetworkMapUnifi.jsx b/frontend/src/NetworkMapUnifi.jsx
index 0a3e191..526d41d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/NetworkMapUnifi.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/NetworkMapUnifi.jsx
@@ -677,12 +677,14 @@ export default function NetworkMapUnifi({
                 const isStale = e.stale === true;
                 const staleColor = UNIFI_WARNING;
                 const textWidth = labelText.length * (compactOnly ? 5.9 : 6.2);
-                const iconWidth = isStale ? 14 : 0;
+                const staleDotRadius = 4.2;
+                const staleDotSpace = isStale ? 18 : 0;
                 const minW = compactOnly ? 76 : LABEL_W;
                 const maxW = compactOnly ? 160 : 210;
-                const w = Math.max(minW, Math.min(textWidth + pad * 2 + iconWidth, maxW));
-                const h = LABEL_H;
-                const textX = x - (iconWidth / 2);
+                const w = Math.max(minW, Math.min(textWidth + pad * 2 + staleDotSpace, maxW));
+                const h = isStale ? LABEL_H + 2 : LABEL_H;
+                const textAnchor = isStale ? 'start' : 'middle';
+                const textX = isStale ? (x - w / 2 + pad + staleDotSpace) : x;
                 return (
                   <g>
                     <rect
@@ -698,9 +700,9 @@ export default function NetworkMapUnifi({
                     />
                     {isStale && (
                       <circle
-                        cx={x - w / 2 + 10}
+                        cx={x - w / 2 + pad + staleDotRadius}
                         cy={y}
-                        r={4.4}
+                        r={staleDotRadius}
                         fill={staleColor}
                         opacity={0.95}
                       />
@@ -708,7 +710,7 @@ export default function NetworkMapUnifi({
                     <text
                       x={textX}
                       y={y}
-                      textAnchor="middle"
+                      textAnchor={textAnchor}
                       dominantBaseline="middle"
                       fill={isStale ? staleColor : edgeColor}
                       fontSize={compactOnly ? 10.2 : 11}