diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
index 07559c93d48..b215ca9fca6 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/discourse.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 img.avatar {
-  border-radius: 100px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
 }
 
 .container {
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
index fe31a13d16c..a400f643602 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/topic-list.scss
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   }
   .avatar {
     &.latest:not(.single) {
-      box-shadow: 0 0 6px 1px desaturate(scale-color($tertiary, $lightness: 30%), 35%);
+      box-shadow: 2px 3px 8px 2px rgba(0,0,0, .3);
     }
   }