diff --git a/src/components/ui/assign-driver-dialog.tsx b/src/components/ui/assign-driver-dialog.tsx
index 2174168..a62c300 100644
--- a/src/components/ui/assign-driver-dialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ui/assign-driver-dialog.tsx
@@ -185,7 +185,12 @@ function AssignDriverDialogInner({
       }
       description={description}
       footer={
-        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+        // Bottom padding bumped from the shell default (py-3) so the
+        // primary action sits with comfortable breathing room from
+        // the modal's bottom edge — the body content here is short
+        // (driver + date), so the default 12px leaves the button
+        // visually flush with the modal edge.
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-2 pb-2">
           <Button
             type="button"
             variant="ghost"