diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
index e25653136a8..5e250612c12 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/desktop/discourse.scss
@@ -77,13 +77,11 @@ body {
 
   .grippie {
     width: 100%;
-    border: 1px solid;
-    border-right-width: 0;
-    border-left-width: 0;
     cursor: row-resize;
     height: 11px;
     overflow: hidden;
     display:block;
+    border-top: 1px solid dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 90%, -60%);
     background: image-url("grippie.png") dark-light-diff($primary, $secondary, 90%, -60%) no-repeat center 3px;
   }
 }