diff --git a/scss/_badge.scss b/scss/_badge.scss
index 08df1b84a7e625d4f0995d111ff179da692df20a..36acb50fdbb5045bb0f3d34e0b85b9e60d6656f0 100644
--- a/scss/_badge.scss
+++ b/scss/_badge.scss
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   text-align: center;
   white-space: nowrap;
   vertical-align: baseline;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
   @include border-radius($badge-border-radius);
   @include gradient-bg();