diff --git a/tabulate.py b/tabulate.py
index a611658..6e2bb8e 100644
--- a/tabulate.py
+++ b/tabulate.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def _is_file(f):
 
 
 # minimum extra space in headers
-MIN_PADDING = 2
+MIN_PADDING = 0
 
 # Whether or not to preserve leading/trailing whitespace in data.
 PRESERVE_WHITESPACE = False
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ def escape_empty(val):
         linebelow=None,
         headerrow=DataRow("|", "|", "|"),
         datarow=DataRow("|", "|", "|"),
-        padding=1,
+        padding=0,
         with_header_hide=["lineabove"],
     ),
     "orgtbl": TableFormat(