diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
index 0bfce2b43..acdf75498 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $admin-border:   2px solid $admin-border-color;
 $admin-color:    #245b80;
 $admin-text:     #434d54;
 
-$sidebar:        #245b80;
+$sidebar:        $admin-color;
 $sidebar-hover:  #25597c;
 $sidebar-active: #f4fcd0;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/menu.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/menu.scss
index a626b625a..a543fca1d 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/menu.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin/menu.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .admin-sidebar {
   background: $sidebar;
-  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, #245b80 0%, #488fb5 100%);
+  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, $sidebar 0%, #488fb5 100%);
   border-right: 1px solid $border;
   color: $white;