diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 268ad9b..cb601f4 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 @import '@fontsource/be-vietnam-pro/500.css';
 @import '@fontsource/be-vietnam-pro/700.css';
 
-@tailwind base;
-@tailwind components;
-@tailwind utilities;
+/* Explicit `/index.css` so the bundler's @import resolver finds the file;
+   the bare 'tailwindcss' specifier is intercepted before Tailwind sees it. */
+@import 'tailwindcss/index.css';
+
+/* Keeps the `pair` tick palette and the Be Vietnam Pro sans stack. */
+@config '../tailwind.config.js';
 
 @layer base {
   *,