diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx b/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx
index edc430fc4..a4197bd43 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/birthdate-step.jsx
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class BirthDateStep extends React.Component {
                     return (
                         <JoinFlowStep
                             description={this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.private'})}
+                            descriptionClassName="join-flow-birthdate-description"
                             headerImgSrc="/images/join-flow/birthdate-header.png"
                             infoMessage={this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.birthDateStepInfo'})}
                             innerClassName="join-flow-inner-birthdate-step"
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/country-step.jsx b/src/components/join-flow/country-step.jsx
index 57d1fde22..4df68c435 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/country-step.jsx
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/country-step.jsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class CountryStep extends React.Component {
             this.countryOptions = [...countryData.registrationCountryOptions];
             this.countryOptions.unshift({
                 disabled: true,
-                label: this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'registration.selectCountry'}),
+                label: this.props.intl.formatMessage({id: 'general.country'}),
                 value: 'null'
             });
         }
diff --git a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
index 1fca7c9fd..cae4a74f2 100644
--- a/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
+++ b/src/components/join-flow/join-flow-steps.scss
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@
     padding-top: 3rem;
 }
 
+.join-flow-birthdate-description {
+    margin-left: -.5rem;
+    margin-right: -.5rem;
+}
+
 .join-flow-gender-description {
     margin-top: .625rem;
     margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
@@ -118,7 +123,11 @@
     align-items: center;
 }
 
-.gender-radio-row-selected {
+.gender-radio-row:hover {
+    background-color: $ui-blue-10percent;
+}
+
+.gender-radio-row-selected, .gender-radio-row-selected:hover {
     transition: all .125s ease;
     background-color: $ui-blue-25percent;
 }