diff --git a/local.css b/local.css
index 47b3a6c1904155536507177053dc1cb304abe141..639475a8dcd0115f8142adf784f69cf8a321da58 100644
--- a/local.css
+++ b/local.css
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ footer {
 .copyleft-navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:active,
 .copyleft-navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a:hover {
   color: #5e5e5e;
-  background-color: transparent;
+  background-color: white;
 }
 .copyleft-navbar.navbar-default .navbar-nav > li > a,
 .copyleft-navbar.navbar-default .navbar-brand,