diff --git a/ui/src/components/column/index.js b/ui/src/components/column/index.js
index 0c89e03b..e4c143f7 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/column/index.js
+++ b/ui/src/components/column/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const {
 
 const {
   default: styled,
+  css
 } = Styled;
 
 const padding = sizes.halfGutterWidth || '0.5rem';
@@ -33,6 +34,17 @@ const width = (fallback) => (size) => (props) => {
     : fallback;
 };
 
+const flexed = (...args) => (props) => {
+  const isBasic = (
+    !props.xs &&
+    !props.sm &&
+    !props.md &&
+    !props.lg
+  );
+
+  return !isBasic ? css(...args) : css``;
+};
+
 const flexBasis = width('auto');
 const maxWidth = width('none');
 const marginLeft = width(0);
@@ -50,15 +62,18 @@ const lgOffset = breakpoint('lgOffset', 'large');
 
 module.exports = styled.div`
   box-sizing: border-box;
-  flex: 0 0 auto;
   padding-left: ${padding};
   padding-right: ${padding};
-  flex-grow: 1;
 
-  flex-basis: ${flexBasis('xs')};
-  max-width: ${maxWidth('xs')};
-  margin-left: ${marginLeft('xsOffset')};
-  flex-direction: ${direction('xsReverse')};
+  ${flexed`
+    flex: 0 0 auto;
+    flex-grow: 1;
+
+    flex-basis: ${flexBasis('xs')};
+    max-width: ${maxWidth('xs')};
+    margin-left: ${marginLeft('xsOffset')};
+    flex-direction: ${direction('xsReverse')};
+  `}
 
   ${sm`
     flex-basis: ${flexBasis('sm')};