diff --git a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
index 3e6304730..b0cc26ec3 100644
--- a/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
+++ b/rest_framework/templates/rest_framework/base.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
             {% block navbar %}
                 <div class="navbar {% block bootstrap_navbar_variant %}navbar-inverse{% endblock %}">
-                    <div class="container-fluid">
+                    <div class="container">
                         <span>
                             {% block branding %}
                                 <a class='navbar-brand' rel="nofollow" href='http://www.django-rest-framework.org'>