diff --git a/static/scss/site.scss b/static/scss/site.scss
index 429d7a66cf32921ecd6aa1edaa0709580a473f7d..4b001f60982d6ca0cb0590824b7530ab30da57db 100644
--- a/static/scss/site.scss
+++ b/static/scss/site.scss
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
+
+// Variables MUST be imported before bootstrap CSS, otherwise nothing gets done.
 $icon-font-path: "bootstrap-sass/assets/fonts/bootstrap/";
+@import "variables.scss";
+
+// Bootstrap itself
 @import "../bootstrap/stylesheets/_bootstrap.scss";
 
 /* @import "bootstrap";
 @import "font-awesome"; */
 
-@import "variables.scss";
-
 // Account
 @import "account.scss";