diff --git a/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass b/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass
index c4c0a6a6..10fa393f 100644
--- a/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass
+++ b/app/styles/app/modules/dropdown.sass
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ $dropdown-border: #C3D9DB
   &:hover,
   &:focus
     background-color: lighten($grey, 10)
-  .icon--cog
+  .icon-cog-light
     position: relative
     top: 0.15em
     left: -0.2em
diff --git a/app/styles/app/modules/icons.sass b/app/styles/app/modules/icons.sass
index 1b2ccfab..c13230aa 100644
--- a/app/styles/app/modules/icons.sass
+++ b/app/styles/app/modules/icons.sass
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
   &:hover
     background-image: inline-image('svg/settings_teal.svg')
 
+.icon-cog-light
+  background-image: inline-image('icons/settings.svg')
+
 .icon-star
   background-image: inline-image('dashboard/star-off.svg')
 
diff --git a/app/templates/repos/show/tools.hbs b/app/templates/repos/show/tools.hbs
index 9b990fdb..e3a35d73 100644
--- a/app/templates/repos/show/tools.hbs
+++ b/app/templates/repos/show/tools.hbs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <div class="dropdown dropdown--classic" id="tools">
-  <a href="#" {{action "menu" target=view}} class="menu-popup-button dropdown-button btn" type=""><span class="icon icon--cog"></span> Settings <span class="icon icon-arrow-down"></span></a>
+  <a href="#" {{action "menu" target=view}} class="menu-popup-button dropdown-button btn" type=""><span class="icon icon-cog-light"></span> Settings <span class="icon icon-arrow-down"></span></a>
   <ul class="dropdown-menu menu">
     {{#if view.displaySettingsLink}}
       <li>