diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_main_menu.css.sass b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_main_menu.css.sass
index b3c9122d95..5ba1b11d65 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_main_menu.css.sass
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/layout/_main_menu.css.sass
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ $toggler-width: 40px
 
       // main menu items
       > li
+        border-bottom: $main_menu_item_border_width solid $main_menu_item_border_color
+
         .main-item-wrapper
           +toggle-menu-item-background
 
@@ -84,6 +86,10 @@ $toggler-width: 40px
 
             &.selected
               +highlight-left-item-border
+        .open .toggler
+          .icon-toggler:before
+            content: "\e0cc"
+
 
         // padding for placeholder for highlighted left-item-border
         a
@@ -159,12 +165,6 @@ $toggler-width: 40px
   .sub-menu-heading
     float: left
 
-  li
-    border-bottom: $main_menu_item_border_width solid $main_menu_item_border_color
-    .open .toggler
-      .icon-toggler:before
-        content: "\e0cc"
-
   #toggle-project-menu
     border: $main_menu_item_border_width solid $main_menu_item_border_color
     border-left: none