diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/footer.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/footer.sass
index 0f6b93a90a..76dd0f4384 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/footer.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/footer.sass
@@ -36,11 +36,14 @@ footer
         border: 1px solid rgba($dark-grey, 0.35)
         background-image: url("/assets/tile-wide.png")
         background-position: center center
+        background-color: #bbb
         padding: 12px 0 8px 0
         display: block
         &, & *
           @include csstrans
           color: #333
+        strong
+          letter-spacing: 0.5px
         &:hover, &:active, &:focus
           text-decoration: none
           border-color: white
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/page_alert.css.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/page_alert.css.sass
index 921b954d2a..03228839ba 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/page_alert.css.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/darkswarm/page_alert.css.sass
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     border: 1px solid rgba($dark-grey, 0.35)
     border-left: none
     border-right: none
-    background-color: lighten($ofn-grey, 15%)
+    background-color: #bbb
     background-image: url("/assets/tile-wide.png")
     background-position: center center
     padding: 12px 0 8px 0
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
       &, & *
         @include csstrans
         color: #333
+      strong
+        letter-spacing: 0.5px
       &:hover, &:active, &:focus
         &, & *
           text-decoration: none