diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/a_tag.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/a_tag.scss
index e7369af5..f0d96ddb 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/a_tag.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/a_tag.scss
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ body {
   margin: 0 auto;
   border: solid #999;
   border-width: 0 1px;
-  background: linear-gradient(
+  background: no-repeat
+    linear-gradient(
       90deg,
       $C_CLAIR,
-      $C_CLAIR $PX_BRANDING_LARG,
-      $C_CONTAINER $PX_BRANDING_LARG,
+      $C_CLAIR $PX_BRANDING_LARG + 1px,
+      $C_CONTAINER $PX_BRANDING_LARG + 1px,
       $C_CONTAINER
     )
     #fff;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/sidebar.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/sidebar.scss
index d84a90e2..49df9bfd 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/sidebar.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/parts/sidebar.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   text-align: left;
   font-size: 0.8em;
   line-height: 1.3;
-  background: $C_CLAIR;
 
   a {
     font-weight: inherit;