diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_dashboard_controller.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_dashboard_controller.js.coffee
index 63bb1e57c89..8b66809b6ca 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_dashboard_controller.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/controllers/admin_dashboard_controller.js.coffee
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ window.Discourse.AdminDashboardController = Ember.Controller.extend
   
   priorityClass: (->
     if @get('versionCheck.critical_updates')
-      'critical'
+      'version-check critical'
     else
-      'normal'
+      'version-check normal'
   ).property('versionCheck')
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars
index 4f680fed566..d2edd2f67cc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/admin/templates/dashboard.js.handlebars
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 <h3>{{i18n admin.dashboard.welcome}}</h3>
 
-<p class="version-check">
+<p {{bindAttr class="priorityClass"}}>
   {{#if loading }}
     {{i18n loading}}
   {{else}}
-    <p {{bindAttr class="priorityClass"}}>
-      {{i18n admin.dashboard.version}}: <span class="version-number">{{ versionCheck.installed_version }}</span>
+    {{i18n admin.dashboard.version}}: <span class="version-number">{{ versionCheck.installed_version }}</span>
 
-      <span class="version-notes">
-        {{#if upToDate }}
-          <i class='icon icon-ok update-to-date'></i> {{i18n admin.dashboard.up_to_date}}
-        {{else}}
-            <i {{bindAttr class="updateIconClasses"}}></i>
-            <span class="critical-note">{{i18n admin.dashboard.critical_available}}</span>
-            <span class="normal-note">{{i18n admin.dashboard.updates_available}}</span>
-            {{i18n admin.dashboard.please_upgrade}}
-            {{i18n admin.dashboard.latest_version}}: <span class="version-number">{{ versionCheck.latest_version }}</span>
-        {{/if}}
-      </span>
-    </p>
+    <span class="version-notes">
+      {{#if upToDate }}
+        <i class='icon icon-ok update-to-date'></i> {{i18n admin.dashboard.up_to_date}}
+      {{else}}
+        <i {{bindAttr class="updateIconClasses"}}></i>
+        <span class="critical-note">{{i18n admin.dashboard.critical_available}}</span>
+        <span class="normal-note">{{i18n admin.dashboard.updates_available}}</span>
+        {{i18n admin.dashboard.please_upgrade}}
+        {{i18n admin.dashboard.latest_version}}: <span class="version-number">{{ versionCheck.latest_version }}</span>
+      {{/if}}
+    </span>
   {{/if}}
 </p>
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