diff --git a/client/src/components/layouts/global.css b/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
index 34d31758789..87aa1c97c04 100644
--- a/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
+++ b/client/src/components/layouts/global.css
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ input:focus {
   border-color: var(--tertiary-color);
 }
 code {
-  border: 1px solid var(--secondary-color);
   padding: 1px 4px;
   background-color: var(--quaternary-background);
   color: var(--tertiary-color);
@@ -466,6 +465,10 @@ code {
   overflow-wrap: anywhere;
 }
 
+:not(pre) > code {
+  border: 1px solid var(--secondary-color);
+}
+
 .challenge-instructions code {
   white-space: break-spaces;
 }
@@ -561,7 +564,6 @@ hr {
 code[class*='language-'],
 pre[class*='language-'] {
   border-radius: 0;
-  border: none;
 }
 
 pre {