diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/.storybook/preview.js b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/.storybook/preview.js
index 1c07ba402..0fda6ac0e 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/.storybook/preview.js
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/.storybook/preview.js
@@ -52,8 +52,32 @@ export const decorators = [
   (Story, { kind }) => {
     if (kind.startsWith('popup')) {
       return <div class="popup-container">
-        <link key="1" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/style/pure.css" />
-        <link key="2" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/style/popup.css" />
+        <style>{`
+        html {
+          font-family: sans-serif; /* 1 */
+        }
+        body {
+          margin: 0;
+        }`}
+        </style>
+        <style>{`
+        html {
+        }
+        h1 {
+          font-size: 2em;
+        }
+        input {
+          font: inherit;
+        }
+        body {
+          margin: 0;
+          font-size: 100%;
+          padding: 0;
+          overflow: hidden;
+          background-color: #f8faf7;
+          font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+        }`}
+        </style>
         <div style={{ padding: 8, width: 'calc(400px - 16px - 2px)', height: 'calc(320px - 34px - 16px - 2px)', border: 'black solid 1px' }}>
           <Story />
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/ErrorMessage.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/ErrorMessage.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eaf015224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/ErrorMessage.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import arrowDown from '../../static/img/chevron-down.svg';
+import { ErrorBox } from "./styled";
+
+export function ErrorMessage({ title, description }: { title?: string; description?: string; }) {
+  const [showErrorDetail, setShowErrorDetail] = useState(false);
+  if (!title)
+    return null;
+  return <ErrorBox>
+    <div>
+      <p>{title}</p>
+      { description && <button onClick={() => { setShowErrorDetail(v => !v); }}>
+        <img style={{ height: '1.5em' }} src={arrowDown} />
+      </button> }
+    </div>
+    {showErrorDetail && <p>{description}</p>}
+  </ErrorBox>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/styled/index.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/styled/index.tsx
index ffcafd70f..434e3350a 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/styled/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/components/styled/index.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ import type * as Linaria from '@linaria/core';
 
 import { styled } from '@linaria/react';
 
+export const PaymentStatus = styled.span<{color:string}>`
+  padding: 5px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  color: white;
+  background-color: ${p => p.color};
+`
+
 export const PopupBox = styled.div`
   height: calc(320px - 34px - 16px);
   display: flex;
@@ -11,23 +18,40 @@ export const PopupBox = styled.div`
   justify-content: space-between;
 
   & > section {
+    // this margin will send the section up when used with a header
+    margin-bottom: auto; 
     overflow: auto;
+
+    table td {
+      padding: 5px 10px;
+    }
+    table tr {
+      border-bottom: 1px solid black;
+      border-top: 1px solid black;
+    }
+  }
+
+  & > header {
+    flex-direction: row;
+    justify-content: space-between;
+    display: flex;
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+
+    & > div {
+      align-self: center;
+    }
   }
 
   & > footer {
     padding-top: 5px;
     flex-direction: row;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
+    justify-content: space-between;
     display: flex;
-    & > button {
+    & button {
       margin-left: 5px;
     }
   }
 
-  & > section > h1 {
-    margin-top: 0.3em;
-    margin-bottom: 0.3em;
-  }
 `
 
 export const Button = styled.button`
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/BackupPage.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/BackupPage.tsx
index 6e60acc74..c2067ad21 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/BackupPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/BackupPage.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import { ProviderInfo, ProviderPaymentStatus } from "@gnu-taler/taler-wallet-cor
 import { differenceInMonths, formatDuration, intervalToDuration } from "date-fns";
 import { FunctionalComponent, Fragment, JSX, VNode, AnyComponent } from "preact";
 import {
-  BoldLight, ButtonPrimary, ButtonSuccess, Centered, 
-  CenteredText, CenteredTextBold, PopupBox, Row, 
+  BoldLight, ButtonPrimary, ButtonSuccess, Centered,
+  CenteredText, CenteredTextBold, PopupBox, Row,
   SmallText, SmallTextLight
 } from "../components/styled";
 import { useBackupStatus } from "../hooks/useBackupStatus";
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export interface ViewProps {
 
 export function BackupView({ providers, onAddProvider, onSyncAll }: ViewProps): VNode {
   return (
-    <PopupBox style={{ justifyContent: !providers.length ? 'center' : 'space-between' }}>
+    <PopupBox>
       <section>
         {providers.map((provider) => <BackupLayout
           status={provider.paymentStatus}
@@ -57,18 +57,21 @@ export function BackupView({ providers, onAddProvider, onSyncAll }: ViewProps):
           title={provider.syncProviderBaseUrl}
         />
         )}
-        {!providers.length && <Centered>
+        {!providers.length && <Centered style={{marginTop: 100}}>
           <BoldLight>No backup providers configured</BoldLight>
           <ButtonSuccess onClick={onAddProvider}><i18n.Translate>Add provider</i18n.Translate></ButtonSuccess>
         </Centered>}
       </section>
       {!!providers.length && <footer>
-        <ButtonPrimary onClick={onSyncAll}>{
-          providers.length > 1 ?
-            <i18n.Translate>Sync all backups</i18n.Translate> :
-            <i18n.Translate>Sync now</i18n.Translate>
-        }</ButtonPrimary>
-        <ButtonSuccess onClick={onAddProvider}>Add provider</ButtonSuccess>
+        <div />
+        <div>
+          <ButtonPrimary onClick={onSyncAll}>{
+            providers.length > 1 ?
+              <i18n.Translate>Sync all backups</i18n.Translate> :
+              <i18n.Translate>Sync now</i18n.Translate>
+          }</ButtonPrimary>
+          <ButtonSuccess onClick={onAddProvider}>Add provider</ButtonSuccess>
+        </div>
       </footer>}
     </PopupBox>
   )
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ function BackupLayout(props: TransactionLayoutProps): JSX.Element {
 function ExpirationText({ until }: { until: Timestamp }) {
   return <Fragment>
     <CenteredText> Expires in </CenteredText>
-    <CenteredTextBold {...({color:colorByTimeToExpire(until)})}> {daysUntil(until)} </CenteredTextBold>
+    <CenteredTextBold {...({ color: colorByTimeToExpire(until) })}> {daysUntil(until)} </CenteredTextBold>
   </Fragment>
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderAddPage.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderAddPage.tsx
index 4b5da05f4..92579e36a 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderAddPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderAddPage.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { Amounts, BackupBackupProviderTerms, i18n } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
-import { Fragment, VNode } from "preact";
+import { VNode } from "preact";
 import { useState } from "preact/hooks";
+import { Checkbox } from "../components/Checkbox";
+import { ErrorMessage } from "../components/ErrorMessage";
+import { Button, ButtonPrimary, Input, LightText, PopupBox, SmallTextLight } from "../components/styled/index";
 import * as wxApi from "../wxApi";
 
 interface Props {
@@ -49,26 +52,6 @@ export function ProviderAddPage({ onBack }: Props): VNode {
   />
 }
 
-interface TermsOfServiceProps {
-  onCancel: () => void;
-  onAccept: () => void;
-}
-
-function TermsOfService({ onCancel, onAccept }: TermsOfServiceProps) {
-  return <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
-    <section style={{ height: 'calc(320px - 34px - 34px - 16px)', overflow: 'auto' }}>
-      <div>
-        Here we will place the complete text of terms of service
-      </div>
-    </section>
-    <footer style={{ marginTop: 'auto', display: 'flex', flexShrink: 0 }}>
-      <button class="pure-button" onClick={onCancel}><i18n.Translate>cancel</i18n.Translate></button>
-      <div style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'row', justifyContent: 'flex-end', display: 'flex' }}>
-        <button class="pure-button" onClick={onAccept}><i18n.Translate>accept</i18n.Translate></button>
-      </div>
-    </footer>
-  </div>
-}
 
 export interface SetUrlViewProps {
   initialValue?: string;
@@ -76,23 +59,6 @@ export interface SetUrlViewProps {
   onVerify: (s: string) => Promise<string | undefined>;
   withError?: string;
 }
-import arrowDown from '../../static/img/chevron-down.svg';
-import { Button, ButtonPrimary, ErrorBox, Input, LightText, PopupBox, SmallTextLight } from "../components/styled/index";
-import { Checkbox } from "../components/Checkbox";
-
-function ErrorMessage({ title, description }: { title?: string, description?: string }) {
-  const [showErrorDetail, setShowErrorDetail] = useState(false);
-  if (!title) return null
-  return <ErrorBox>
-    <div>
-      <p>{title}</p>
-      <button onClick={() => { setShowErrorDetail(v => !v) }} >
-        <img style={{ height: '1.5em' }} src={arrowDown} />
-      </button>
-    </div>
-    {showErrorDetail && <p>{description}</p>}
-  </ErrorBox>
-}
 
 export function SetUrlView({ initialValue, onCancel, onVerify, withError }: SetUrlViewProps) {
   const [value, setValue] = useState<string>(initialValue || "")
@@ -113,7 +79,7 @@ export function SetUrlView({ initialValue, onCancel, onVerify, withError }: SetU
         </Input>
       </p>
     </section>
-    <footer style={{ justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+    <footer>
       <Button onClick={onCancel}><i18n.Translate> &lt; Back</i18n.Translate></Button>
       <ButtonPrimary
         disabled={!value}
@@ -150,7 +116,7 @@ export function ConfirmProviderView({ url, provider, onCancel, onConfirm }: Conf
       </p>
       <Checkbox label="Accept terms of service" name="terms" onToggle={() => setAccepted(old => !old)} enabled={accepted}/>
     </section>
-    <footer style={{ justifyContent: 'space-between' }}>
+    <footer>
       <Button onClick={onCancel}><i18n.Translate> &lt; Back</i18n.Translate></Button>
       <ButtonPrimary
         disabled={!accepted}
diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderDetailPage.tsx b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderDetailPage.tsx
index 0d48ab070..2482dee18 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/popup/ProviderDetailPage.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import { i18n, Timestamp } from "@gnu-taler/taler-util";
 import { ProviderInfo, ProviderPaymentStatus, ProviderPaymentType } from "@gnu-taler/taler-wallet-core";
 import { format, formatDuration, intervalToDuration } from "date-fns";
 import { Fragment, VNode } from "preact";
+import { ErrorMessage } from "../components/ErrorMessage";
+import { Button, ButtonDestructive, ButtonPrimary, PaymentStatus, PopupBox } from "../components/styled";
 import { useProviderStatus } from "../hooks/useProviderStatus";
 
 interface Props {
@@ -52,24 +54,14 @@ export interface ViewProps {
 }
 
 export function ProviderView({ info, onDelete, onSync, onBack, onExtend }: ViewProps): VNode {
-  function Footer() {
-    return <footer style={{ marginTop: 'auto', display: 'flex', flexShrink: 0 }}>
-      <button class="pure-button" onClick={onBack}><i18n.Translate>back</i18n.Translate></button>
-      <div style={{ width: '100%', flexDirection: 'row', justifyContent: 'flex-end', display: 'flex' }}>
-        {info && <button class="pure-button button-destructive" disabled onClick={onDelete}><i18n.Translate>remove</i18n.Translate></button>}
-        {info && <button class="pure-button button-secondary" disabled style={{ marginLeft: 5 }} onClick={onExtend}><i18n.Translate>extend</i18n.Translate></button>}
-        {info && <button class="pure-button button-secondary" style={{ marginLeft: 5 }} onClick={onSync}><i18n.Translate>sync now</i18n.Translate></button>}
-      </div>
-    </footer>
-  }
   function Error() {
     if (info?.lastError) {
-      return <Fragment>
-        <div class="errorbox" style={{ marginTop: 10 }} >
-          <div style={{ height: 0, textAlign: 'right', color: 'gray', fontSize: 'small' }}>last time tried {!info.lastAttemptedBackupTimestamp || info.lastAttemptedBackupTimestamp.t_ms === 'never' ? 'never' : format(new Date(info.lastAttemptedBackupTimestamp.t_ms), 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')}</div>
-          <p>{info.lastError.hint}</p>
-        </div>
-      </Fragment>
+      return <ErrorMessage title={info.lastError.hint} />
+      // <div class="errorbox" style={{ marginTop: 10 }} >
+      //   <div style={{ height: 0, textAlign: 'right', color: 'gray', fontSize: 'small' }}>last time tried {!info.lastAttemptedBackupTimestamp || info.lastAttemptedBackupTimestamp.t_ms === 'never' ? 'never' : format(new Date(info.lastAttemptedBackupTimestamp.t_ms), 'dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss')}</div>
+      //   <p>{info.lastError.hint}</p>
+      // </div>
+      // </Fragment>
     }
     if (info?.backupProblem) {
       switch (info.backupProblem.type) {
@@ -89,7 +81,8 @@ export function ProviderView({ info, onDelete, onSync, onBack, onExtend }: ViewP
     }
     return null
   }
-  function colorByStatus(status: ProviderPaymentType | undefined) {
+
+  function colorByStatus(status: ProviderPaymentType) {
     switch (status) {
       case ProviderPaymentType.InsufficientBalance:
         return 'rgb(223, 117, 20)'
@@ -103,14 +96,10 @@ export function ProviderView({ info, onDelete, onSync, onBack, onExtend }: ViewP
         return 'rgb(202, 60, 60)'
       case ProviderPaymentType.TermsChanged:
         return 'rgb(202, 60, 60)'
-      default:
-        break;
     }
-    return undefined
   }
 
-  function descriptionByStatus(status: ProviderPaymentStatus | undefined) {
-    if (!status) return ''
+  function descriptionByStatus(status: ProviderPaymentStatus) {
     switch (status.type) {
       case ProviderPaymentType.InsufficientBalance:
         return 'no enough balance to make the payment'
@@ -125,69 +114,60 @@ export function ProviderView({ info, onDelete, onSync, onBack, onExtend }: ViewP
         }
       case ProviderPaymentType.Pending:
         return ''
-      default:
-        break;
     }
-    return undefined
   }
 
   return (
-    <div style={{ height: 'calc(320px - 34px - 16px)', overflow: 'auto' }}>
-      <style>{`
-      table td {
-        padding: 5px 10px;
-      }
-      `}</style>
-      <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column' }}>
-        <section style={{ flex: '1 0 auto', height: 'calc(320px - 34px - 34px - 16px)', overflow: 'auto' }}>
-          <span style={{ padding: 5, display: 'inline-block', backgroundColor: colorByStatus(info?.paymentStatus.type), borderRadius: 5, color: 'white' }}>{info?.paymentStatus.type}</span>
-          {/* {info && <span style={{ float: "right", fontSize: "small", color: "gray", padding: 5 }}>
-            From <b>{info.syncProviderBaseUrl}</b>
-          </span>} */}
-            {info && <div style={{ float: 'right', fontSize: "large", padding: 5 }}>{info.terms?.annualFee} / year</div>}
+    <PopupBox>
+      <header>
+        <PaymentStatus color={colorByStatus(info.paymentStatus.type)}>{info.paymentStatus.type}</PaymentStatus>
 
-          <Error />
+        {info.terms && <div>{info.terms.annualFee} / year</div>}
+      </header>
+      <section>
+        <Error />
+        <h3>{info.syncProviderBaseUrl}</h3>
+        <p>{daysSince(info?.lastSuccessfulBackupTimestamp)} </p>
+        <p>{descriptionByStatus(info.paymentStatus)}</p>
+        {info.paymentStatus.type === ProviderPaymentType.TermsChanged && <div>
+          <p>terms has changed, extending the service will imply accepting the new terms of service</p>
+          <table>
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <td></td>
+                <td>old</td>
+                <td> -&gt;</td>
+                <td>new</td>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
 
-          <h3>{info?.syncProviderBaseUrl}</h3>
-          <div style={{ display: "flex", flexDirection: "row", justifyContent: "space-between", }}>
-            <div>{daysSince(info?.lastSuccessfulBackupTimestamp)} </div>
-          </div>
+              <tr>
+                <td>fee</td>
+                <td>{info.paymentStatus.oldTerms.annualFee}</td>
+                <td>-&gt;</td>
+                <td>{info.paymentStatus.newTerms.annualFee}</td>
+              </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td>storage</td>
+                <td>{info.paymentStatus.oldTerms.storageLimitInMegabytes}</td>
+                <td>-&gt;</td>
+                <td>{info.paymentStatus.newTerms.storageLimitInMegabytes}</td>
+              </tr>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>}
 
-          <p>{descriptionByStatus(info?.paymentStatus)}</p>
-
-          {info?.paymentStatus.type === ProviderPaymentType.TermsChanged && <div>
-            <p>terms has changed, extending the service will imply accepting the new terms of service</p>
-            <table>
-              <thead>
-                <tr>
-                  <td></td>
-                  <td>old</td>
-                  <td> -&gt;</td>
-                  <td>new</td>
-                </tr>
-              </thead>
-              <tbody>
-
-                <tr>
-                  <td>fee</td>
-                  <td>{info.paymentStatus.oldTerms.annualFee}</td>
-                  <td>-&gt;</td>
-                  <td>{info.paymentStatus.newTerms.annualFee}</td>
-                </tr>
-                <tr>
-                  <td>storage</td>
-                  <td>{info.paymentStatus.oldTerms.storageLimitInMegabytes}</td>
-                  <td>-&gt;</td>
-                  <td>{info.paymentStatus.newTerms.storageLimitInMegabytes}</td>
-                </tr>
-              </tbody>
-            </table>
-          </div>}
-
-        </section>
-        <Footer />
-      </div>
-    </div>
+      </section>
+      <footer>
+        <Button onClick={onBack}><i18n.Translate> &lt; back</i18n.Translate></Button>
+        <div>
+          <ButtonDestructive disabled onClick={onDelete}><i18n.Translate>remove</i18n.Translate></ButtonDestructive>
+          <ButtonPrimary disabled onClick={onExtend}><i18n.Translate>extend</i18n.Translate></ButtonPrimary>
+          <ButtonPrimary onClick={onSync}><i18n.Translate>sync now</i18n.Translate></ButtonPrimary>
+        </div>
+      </footer>
+    </PopupBox>
   )
 }