diff --git a/core/css/styles.css b/core/css/styles.css
index 2859399b59..f29444e80d 100644
--- a/core/css/styles.css
+++ b/core/css/styles.css
@@ -365,6 +365,11 @@ input[type="submit"].enabled {
 	margin-bottom: 30px;
 }
 
+#body-login .update a {
+	color: #fff;
+	border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa;
+}
+
 #body-login .infogroup {
 	margin-bottom: 15px;
 }
diff --git a/core/js/update.js b/core/js/update.js
index e5ce322df9..4899335f0e 100644
--- a/core/js/update.js
+++ b/core/js/update.js
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@
 			updateEventSource.listen('failure', function(message) {
 				$('<span>').addClass('error').append(message).append('<br />').appendTo($el);
 				$('<span>')
-				.addClass('error bold')
-				.append('<br />')
-				.append(t('core', 'The update was unsuccessful.' +
+				.addClass('bold')
+				.append(t('core', 'The update was unsuccessful. ' +
 					'Please report this issue to the ' +
 					'<a href="https://github.com/owncloud/core/issues" target="_blank">ownCloud community</a>.'))
 				.appendTo($el);