diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
index 964e1348e..3dcf4a474 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/admin.scss
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ $sidebar-active: #f4fcd0;
     color: #000;
     height: auto;
 
-    span {
-      padding-top: $line-height / 2;
-    }
-
-    [class^="icon-"] {
+    [class^="icon-"]:not(.icon-circle) {
       font-size: $base-font-size;
     }
   }
@@ -104,6 +100,10 @@ $sidebar-active: #f4fcd0;
     }
   }
 
+  .notifications .icon-circle {
+    color: $admin-color;
+  }
+
   .dropdown.menu > .is-dropdown-submenu-parent > a::after {
     border-color: #000 transparent transparent;
   }