diff --git a/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb b/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
index d17473808..bc5938b6c 100644
--- a/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/protocols/index.html.erb
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
 
           <ul class="dropdown-menu">
             <li>
-              <a class="btn-open-file" <%= can_create_protocols_in_repository?(@current_team) ? 'data-action="import"' : 'disabled="disabled"' %>>
-                <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-import"></span>
-                <span class="hidden-xs">&nbsp;<%= t("protocols.index.import") %></span>
+              <a class="btn-link-alt btn-default-link btn-open-file" <%= can_create_protocols_in_repository?(@current_team) ? 'data-action="import"' : 'disabled="disabled"' %>>
+                <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-file"></span>
+                <span class="hidden-xs"><%= t("protocols.index.import_alt") %></span>
                 <input type="file" value="" accept=".eln" data-role="import-file-input"
                 data-team-id="<%= @current_team.id %>"
                 data-type="<%= @type %>" data-import-url="<%= import_protocols_path %>"
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 48e234e93..302792588 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -1501,8 +1501,8 @@ en:
       edit: "Edit"
       clone_btn: "Copy"
       import: "Import"
-      import_alt: "from SciNote protocol file(.eln)"
-      import_json: "from protocols.io file"
+      import_alt: " from SciNote protocol file(.eln)"
+      import_json: " from protocols.io file"
       modal_import_json_upload: "Upload file"
       modal_import_json_title: "Import protocols.io file"
       modal_import_json_notice: "Upload your protocols.io protocol file"