diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss
index 8adb5bd6a7..9ed28953c3 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/_auto-cert.scss
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@
     .auto-cert-message {
         margin: $baseline 0;
         padding: $baseline;
-        border: 1px solid $m-blue-d1;
-        border-radius: 3px;
-        background: $m-blue-l4;
+        border-left: 3px solid $m-blue-d1;
+        background: $gray-l5;
 
         .has-actions {