diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap-commentfix.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap-commentfix.scss
index 8305d740f..6b50a24fe 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap-commentfix.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/bootstrap-commentfix.scss
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 //Replaces blue border and box shadow around comment field with gray border and no box shadow//
 
 .comment_box {
-	border: #cccccc solid 1px;
+	border: 1px solid $border-grey;
 	&:focus {
-		border: #999999 solid 1px;
-		border-color: #ccc solid 1px;
+		border: 1px solid $border-dark-grey;
+		border-color: 1px solid #ccc;
 		outline: 0;
 		-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), 0 0 8px rgba(102, 175, 233, 0);
 		box-shadow: inset 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), 0 0 8px rgba(102, 175, 233, 0);