diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
index 5649ec1e83..9917d5f0ad 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/instructor/_instructor_2.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+@mixin idashbutton ($color) {
+  @include button(simple, $color);
+  @extend .button-reset;
+  font-size: em(13);
+
+  margin-bottom: 1em;
+  line-height: 1.3em;
+  padding: 8px 17px 8px 17px;
+}
+
 .instructor-dashboard-wrapper-2 {
   // @extend .table-wrapper;
   // display: table;
@@ -21,7 +31,7 @@
     // }
 
     .request-response-error {
-      color: red;
+      color: $error-red;
       margin-top: 1em;
       margin-bottom: 1em;
     }
@@ -50,11 +60,12 @@
       padding-bottom: 0;
     }
 
-    input {
-      // display: block;
-      margin-bottom: 1em;
-      line-height: 1.3em;
-      padding: 8px 17px 8px 17px;
+    input[type="button"] {
+      @include idashbutton(#eee);
+
+      &.molly-guard {
+        @include idashbutton($red)
+      }
     }
 
     .instructor_dash_glob_info {
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
index 52e8cf3f74..bb1b463d4c 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/instructor_dashboard_2/student_admin.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   </p>
   <input type="button" name="reset-attempts-single" value="Reset Student Attempts" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
   <p> You may also delete the entire state of a student for the specified module: </p>
-  <input type="button" name="delete-state-single" value="Delete Student State for Module" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
+  <input type="button" class="molly-guard" name="delete-state-single" value="Delete Student State for Module" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
   <input type="button" name="rescore-problem-single" value="Rescore Student Submission" data-endpoint="${ section_data['rescore_problem_url'] }">
 
 
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
   </p>
   <p>
     Then select an action:
-    <input type="button" name="reset-attempts-all" value="Reset ALL students' attempts" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
-    <input type="button" name="rescore-problem-all" value="Rescore ALL students' problem submissions" data-endpoint="${ section_data['rescore_problem_url'] }">
+    <input type="button" class="molly-guard" name="reset-attempts-all" value="Reset ALL students' attempts" data-endpoint="${ section_data['reset_student_attempts_url'] }">
+    <input type="button" class="molly-guard" name="rescore-problem-all" value="Rescore ALL students' problem submissions" data-endpoint="${ section_data['rescore_problem_url'] }">
   </p>
   <p>
   <p>These actions run in the background, and status for active tasks will appear in a table below.