diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss
index fe549e3212..5c938b78e3 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   .auto-cert-message {
     margin: $baseline 0;
     padding: $baseline;
-    border-left: 3px solid $m-blue-d1;
+    border-left: 3px solid $primary;
     background: $gray-l5;
 
     .has-actions {