diff --git a/Packages/CandidateUI/Sources/CandidateUI/VerticalCandidateController.swift b/Packages/CandidateUI/Sources/CandidateUI/VerticalCandidateController.swift
index 495da285..d63576e5 100644
--- a/Packages/CandidateUI/Sources/CandidateUI/VerticalCandidateController.swift
+++ b/Packages/CandidateUI/Sources/CandidateUI/VerticalCandidateController.swift
@@ -140,10 +140,15 @@ public class VerticalCandidateController: CandidateController {
         tableView.allowsMultipleSelection = false
         tableView.allowsEmptySelection = false
 
+        if #available(macOS 10.16, *) {
+            tableView.style = .fullWidth
+            candidateTextPadding = kCandidateTextPaddingWithMandatedTableViewPadding
+            candidateTextLeftMargin = kCandidateTextLeftMarginWithMandatedTableViewPadding
+        }
+
         scrollView.documentView = tableView
         panel.contentView?.addSubview(scrollView)
 
-
         let paraStyle = NSMutableParagraphStyle()
         paraStyle.setParagraphStyle(NSParagraphStyle.default)
         paraStyle.firstLineHeadIndent = candidateTextLeftMargin
@@ -151,13 +156,6 @@ public class VerticalCandidateController: CandidateController {
 
         candidateTextParagraphStyle = paraStyle
 
-
-        if #available(macOS 10.16, *) {
-            tableView.style = .fullWidth
-            candidateTextPadding = kCandidateTextPaddingWithMandatedTableViewPadding
-            candidateTextLeftMargin = kCandidateTextLeftMarginWithMandatedTableViewPadding
-        }
-
         super.init(window: panel)
         tableView.dataSource = self
         tableView.delegate = self