diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/variables.less b/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/variables.less
index 01d6ab2..0d5540c 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/variables.less
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/less/variables.less
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
// Our own variables for this page
-@cell_selected_background: darken(@bodyBackground, 2%);
-@cell_background: darken(@bodyBackground, 3.2%);
-@border_color: darken(@cell_selected_background, 31%);
-@light_border_color: darken(@cell_selected_background, 17%);
-@border_width: 1px;
+@cell_selected_background: darken(@bodyBackground, 2%);
+@cell_background: darken(@bodyBackground, 3.2%);
+@border_color: darken(@cell_selected_background, 31%);
+@light_border_color: darken(@cell_selected_background, 17%);
+@border_width: 1px;
@code_padding: 0.4em;