diff --git a/scss/sections/_progress_menu.scss b/scss/sections/_progress_menu.scss
index da9dcf03..3ca7bb72 100644
--- a/scss/sections/_progress_menu.scss
+++ b/scss/sections/_progress_menu.scss
@@ -36,17 +36,18 @@
       position: relative;
       padding: ($gap * 4) ($gap * 2);
       margin: 0 ($gap * 2);
-      color: $color-black;
       text-decoration: none;
       text-align: center;
       z-index: 2;
-
-      &:hover {
-        color: $color-blue;
-      }
-
+      color: $color-black;
     }
 
+    a.active {
+      color: $color-blue;
+    }
+
+
+
     &:first-child:after {
       display: none;
     }
@@ -99,8 +100,4 @@
     }
 
   }
-}
-
-.nav-link--active {
-  color: $color-blue !important;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/requests/menu.html.to b/templates/requests/menu.html.to
index 6b4e054f..f7378753 100644
--- a/templates/requests/menu.html.to
+++ b/templates/requests/menu.html.to
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {% for i,s in enumerate(screens) %}
     <li class="progress-menu__item">
       <a href="{{ reverse_url('request_form_update', i+1, request_id) if request_id else reverse_url('request_form_new',i+1) }}"
-        class="nav-link{% if matchesPath('/requests/new/'+str(i+1)) %}--active{% end %}"
+        {% if matchesPath('/requests/new/'+str(i+1)) %}class="active"{% end %}
       >
         {{ s['title'] }}
       </a>