diff --git a/app/styles/home.sass b/app/styles/home.sass
index bb1f47354..44652acdd 100644
--- a/app/styles/home.sass
+++ b/app/styles/home.sass
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
     letter-spacing: 1px
     position: relative
 
-    a      
+    button
       font-size: 40px
       width: 300px
-      height: 80px      
+      height: 80px
+        
       //@include transition(color .10s linear) // buggy in chrome, coloring doesn't get the right edge of the word
 
     &:hover a, &:active a
diff --git a/app/templates/home.jade b/app/templates/home.jade
index c9cfc16d6..e1c8b23fe 100644
--- a/app/templates/home.jade
+++ b/app/templates/home.jade
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ block content
   div#homepage_button_container
 
     div.homepage_button
-      a#beginner-campaign.btn.btn-warning.btn-lg.highlight(href="/play/level/rescue-mission")
+      a#beginner-campaign(href="/play/level/rescue-mission")
         canvas(width="125", height="150")
-        span(data-i18n="home.play") Play
\ No newline at end of file
+        button(data-i18n="home.play").btn.btn-warning.btn-lg.highlight Play
\ No newline at end of file