diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/sidebar-item.css.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/sidebar-item.css.sass
index 3bda71bc21..ee7542f138 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/sidebar-item.css.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/sidebar-item.css.sass
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ div.sidebar_item
       .list-item
         border: solid #DA5354
         border-width: 0px 3px 0px 3px
-        a.alpha
+        a.alpha, span.alpha
           margin-left: -3px
         &.odd
           background-color: #fcf6ef
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ div.sidebar_item
   .list-item
     border: solid #5498da
     border-width: 0px 1px 0px 1px
-    a.alpha
+    a.alpha, span.alpha
       font-weight: bold
       margin-left: -1px
       padding: 10px 2px 10px 5%
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ div.sidebar_item
       background-color: #eff5fc
     &.even, &.odd
       &:hover
+        color: #ffffff
         background-color: #9fc820
         a
           color: #ffffff