diff --git a/public/css/avatar.styl b/public/css/avatar.styl
index 3a774d4f65..e0cb66bc2a 100644
--- a/public/css/avatar.styl
+++ b/public/css/avatar.styl
@@ -9,6 +9,19 @@ Seeing as the sprites might change drastically in the
 future re: pets and whatnot, this is just temporary.
 ---------------------------------------------------- */
 
+.profile-modal-header
+    width:560px
+    margin: 0px auto
+
+.avatar-level
+    position absolute
+    bottom 0px
+    right 0px
+    padding 2px 3px 2px 3px
+    border-top-right-radius: 0px
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 0px
+    border-bottom-left-radius: 0px
+
 // basic herobox styles
 .herobox
 	height: 10.5em // higher to acct for the name area
@@ -93,4 +106,4 @@ future re: pets and whatnot, this is just temporary.
 		position: absolute
 
 .herobox.isLeader
-	background: $better
+	background: $better
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/css/index.styl b/public/css/index.styl
index 6dafe909b7..62a14fd6ac 100644
--- a/public/css/index.styl
+++ b/public/css/index.styl
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ div.tooltip-inner {
 // notification-character used only by death modal's figure, move
 .death-modal // a .modal-body
   margin: 10px
-  
+
   figure
     float: left
     padding: 15px
@@ -147,17 +147,6 @@ div.tooltip-inner {
   right: 0px
   z-index: 1061
 
-// TODO this is supposed to go in avatar.styl, but stylus is breaking if I even touch that file
-.profile-modal-header
-    width:560px
-    margin: 0px auto
-
-.avatar-level
-    position absolute
-    bottom 0px
-    right 0px
-    padding 1px 3px 1px 3px
-
 a
   cursor: pointer
 
diff --git a/views/shared/header/avatar.jade b/views/shared/header/avatar.jade
index fa54dcc12a..9b368cfe09 100644
--- a/views/shared/header/avatar.jade
+++ b/views/shared/header/avatar.jade
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ figure.herobox(ng-click='spell ? castEnd(profile, "user", $event) : clickMember(
     span(ng-class='{zzz:profile.preferences.sleep}')
     // FIXME handle @minimal, this might have to be a directive
     span.current-pet(class='Pet-{{profile.items.currentPet}}', ng-show='profile.items.currentPet && !minimal')
-  .avatar-level(ng-class='userLevelStyle(profile,"label")')
+  .avatar-level(ng-class='userLevelStyle(profile,"label label-default")')
     span.glyphicon.glyphicon-circle-arrow-up(ng-show='profile.stats.buffs.str || profile.stats.buffs.per || profile.stats.buffs.con || profile.stats.buffs.int || profile.stats.buffs.stealth', tooltip=env.t('buffed'), style='margin-right:5px;')
     =env.t('lvl') 
     | {{profile.stats.lvl}}