diff --git a/content/patterns/slider-multithumb/examples/js/slider-multithumb.js b/content/patterns/slider-multithumb/examples/js/slider-multithumb.js
index fcb2ae6288..ac8172edf6 100644
--- a/content/patterns/slider-multithumb/examples/js/slider-multithumb.js
+++ b/content/patterns/slider-multithumb/examples/js/slider-multithumb.js
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class SliderMultithumb {
     this.svgNode.setAttribute('width', this.svgWidth);
     this.svgNode.setAttribute('height', this.svgHeight);
 
-    this.minSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('y', this.focusY);
-    this.maxSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('y', this.focusY);
+    this.minSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('y', Math.max(2, this.focusY));
+    this.maxSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('y', Math.max(2, this.focusY));
     this.minSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('width', this.focusWidth);
     this.maxSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('width', this.focusWidth);
     this.minSliderFocusNode.setAttribute('height', this.focusHeight);