diff --git a/_sass/code.scss b/_sass/code.scss
index 4836a1e86c73e086d7393e0be242c3604e2eabf2..a28addd137aaf418cd3fa3fd1776b6baf596886a 100644
--- a/_sass/code.scss
+++ b/_sass/code.scss
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ figure.highlight {
     @include fs-2;
     min-width: 0;
     padding: 0;
-    border: 0;
     background-color: $code-background-color;
+    border: 0;
   }
 
   td.gl {