diff --git a/public/sass/_variables.dark.scss b/public/sass/_variables.dark.scss
index 9100f99ec91..6172fc77515 100644
--- a/public/sass/_variables.dark.scss
+++ b/public/sass/_variables.dark.scss
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ $card-shadow: -1px -1px 0 0 hsla(0, 0%, 100%, .1), 1px 1px 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .3)
 
 // Lists
 $list-item-bg:         $card-background;
-$list-item-hover-bg:   lighten($gray-blue, 5%);
+$list-item-hover-bg:   lighten($gray-blue, 2%);
 $list-item-link-color: $text-color;
 $list-item-shadow:     $card-shadow;
 
diff --git a/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss b/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss
index 8df291f2402..3c6f19538c4 100644
--- a/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss
+++ b/public/sass/mixins/_mixins.scss
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@
   color: $list-item-link-color;
 
   &:hover {
-    background-color: $list-item-hover-bg;
+    background: $list-item-hover-bg;
+    color: $list-item-link-color;
   }
 }