diff --git a/accordion_init.js b/accordion_init.js
index 1afaa058ac..7c4ca2603c 100644
--- a/accordion_init.js
+++ b/accordion_init.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ $("#accordion").accordion({
   autoHeight: false,
 });
 
-$("#open_close_accordion").click(function(){
+$("#open_close_accordion a").click(function(){
   if ($(".course-wrapper").hasClass("closed")){
     $(".course-wrapper").removeClass("closed");
   } else {
diff --git a/sass/_courseware.scss b/sass/_courseware.scss
index caa9608780..f11e55c2f7 100644
--- a/sass/_courseware.scss
+++ b/sass/_courseware.scss
@@ -245,6 +245,8 @@ div.course-wrapper {
       padding-left: 4px;
 
     div#open_close_accordion {
+      padding: 0;
+
       a {
         background-image: url('/static/images/slide-right-icon.png');
       }