diff --git a/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss b/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
index 4cfee159fb30f843052cffb1f246f2324953beb8..41f8aececd593e78ebcac63522b4e381c8c83f26 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/base/_base.scss
@@ -5,20 +5,21 @@
 //   overflow-y: scroll;
 // }
 
-html,
-body {
+html {
   font-family: $font-family-sans-serif;
-  font-size: $font-size-base;
   font-style: normal;
   line-height: 1em;
-}
-
-html {
   background: theme-color("inverse");
+
 }
 
 body {
+  font-family: $font-family-sans-serif;
+  font-style: normal;
+  font-size: $font-size-base;
+  line-height: 1em;
   background: $body-bg;
+
 }
 
 // removing the outline on any element that we make programmatically focusable