diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/timeline.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/timeline.scss
index 47b843e5e3d..b96b3e06465 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/timeline.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/timeline.scss
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   padding: 0;
 
   .timeline-entry {
-    padding: $gl-padding 0;
+    padding: $gl-padding $gl-btn-padding;
     border-color: $table-border-color;
     color: $gl-gray;
     border-bottom: 1px solid $border-white-light;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
index b8386362637..364d06d6b61 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/framework/variables.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$hover: #faf9f9;
+$hover: #f4f8fe;
 $gl-text-color: #54565B;
 $gl-text-green: #4A2;
 $gl-text-red: #D12F19;