diff --git a/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html b/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html
index edbd1f1960d..f8adb5ff130 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/starts-with/text/starts-with-text.component.html
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
       </span>
     </div>
   </div>
-  <small class="text-muted">{{'browse.startsWith.type_text' | translate}}</small>
+  <small>{{'browse.startsWith.type_text' | translate}}</small>
 </div>
 </form>
diff --git a/src/styles/_global-styles.scss b/src/styles/_global-styles.scss
index 4934ec3d350..4aeca7de1eb 100644
--- a/src/styles/_global-styles.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_global-styles.scss
@@ -445,9 +445,12 @@ ngb-accordion {
 }
 
 .form-control, .page-link {
-    &:disabled::placeholder {
+    &:disabled {
         color: lighten($gray-700, 10%);
     }
+    &::placeholder {
+        color: $gray-700;
+    }
     &:focus {
         box-shadow: none;
         outline: 2px solid lighten($gray-700, 10%);