--- a/ckanext/ga_report/public/css/ga_report.css
+++ b/ckanext/ga_report/public/css/ga_report.css
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
   padding: 1px 0 0 0;
   width: 108px;
   text-align: center;
+  /* Hack to hide the momentary flash of text 
+   * before sparklines are fully rendered */
+  font-size: 1px;
+  color: transparent;
+  overflow: hidden;
 }
 .rickshaw_chart_container {
   position: relative;
@@ -18,6 +23,7 @@
 .rickshaw_legend {
   background: transparent;
   width: 100%;
+  padding-top: 4px;
 }
 .rickshaw_y_axis {
   position: absolute;
@@ -29,6 +35,10 @@
   background: transparent !important;
   color: #000000 !important;
   font-weight: normal !important;
+}
+.rickshaw_legend .instructions {
+  color: #000;
+  margin-bottom: 6px;
 }
 
 .rickshaw_legend .line .action {
@@ -44,6 +54,9 @@
   float: left;
   width: 200px;
 }
+.rickshaw_legend .line .label:hover {
+  text-decoration: underline;
+}
 
 .ga-reports-table .td-numeric {
   text-align: center;