diff --git a/content/assets/stylesheets/includes/navbar.scss b/content/assets/stylesheets/includes/navbar.scss
index 4b227e4..2b5cd9f 100644
--- a/content/assets/stylesheets/includes/navbar.scss
+++ b/content/assets/stylesheets/includes/navbar.scss
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@
       font-variant: small-caps;
       font-size: 1.15em;
 
+      &:not(.nav-search) {
+        border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
+        border-top: 3px solid transparent;
+      }
+
       &:hover {
         transition: 0.2s;
       }
@@ -50,14 +55,9 @@
           padding-right: 5px;
       }
 
-      &.is-tab {
-          border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
-          border-top: 3px solid transparent;
-
-          &:hover, &.is-active {
-              border-bottom-color: $zeus-orange;
-          }
+      &:not(.nav-search):hover, &.is-active {
+        border-bottom-color: $zeus-orange;
       }
     }
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/layouts/partials/_navbar.erb b/layouts/partials/_navbar.erb
index f33f840..d8ba30f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/_navbar.erb
+++ b/layouts/partials/_navbar.erb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
           <div class="nav-right">
             <form action="/search/?" method="get">
-              <div id="tipue_search_input" class="nav-item">
+              <div id="tipue_search_input" class="nav-item nav-search">
                 <input type="text" name="q" id="tipue_search_input_field" autocomplete="off">
               </div>
             </form>