diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/helpers/_header.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/helpers/_header.scss
index ee1138b13..2dfe7674c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/helpers/_header.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/helpers/_header.scss
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ $covid-green: #7eff8e;
 
 .global-bar {
   background-color: govuk-colour("black");
-  border-top: $govuk-border-width solid $covid-green;
+  border-top: govuk-spacing(2) solid $covid-green;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid govuk-colour("white");
   display: none;
   padding: govuk-spacing(5) 0;
 
diff --git a/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb b/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb
index e55d87301..a19a18232 100644
--- a/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/notifications/_global_bar.html.erb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
           <div class="global-bar-additional__text-govspeak">
             <h2 class="global-bar__heading">Stay at home</h2>
             <ul class="global-bar__list">
-              <li>Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (where this absolutely cannot be done from home)</li>
+              <li>Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home)</li>
               <li>Stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people</li>
               <li>Wash your hands as soon as you get home</li>
             </ul>