diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss
index f47e07b6b..ad1c398a2 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/footer.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ html {
 
 body { margin-bottom: 150px; }
 
-footer {
+footer.footer {
   background-color: $background-grey;
   border-top: 1px solid $border-grey;
   bottom: 0;
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.haml
index 81079a730..7e9f10bba 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_footer.html.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%footer
+%footer.footer
   .container
     .pull-left
       .powered-by-diaspora