diff --git a/view/js/acl.js b/view/js/acl.js
index c11997c43..4dd60d303 100644
--- a/view/js/acl.js
+++ b/view/js/acl.js
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ ACL.prototype.update_view = function(value) {
 
 		/* jot acl */
 		$('#jot-perms-icon, #dialog-perms-icon, #' + that.form_id[0].id + ' .jot-perms-icon').removeClass('fa-lock').addClass('fa-unlock');
+		$('#jot-perms-icon').removeClass('jot-lock-warn');
 		$('#dbtn-jotnets').show();
 		$('.profile-jot-net input').attr('disabled', false);
 
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
index 3ae52d5cc..5f5df808f 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
@@ -1267,6 +1267,11 @@ img.mail-conv-sender-photo {
 	color: $toolicon_colour;
 }
 
+.jot-icons.jot-lock-warn {
+	color: red;
+}
+
+
 /* conversation */
 .nsfw-wrap {
 	text-align: center;
diff --git a/view/tpl/jot.tpl b/view/tpl/jot.tpl
index a3bfad842..377eef453 100755
--- a/view/tpl/jot.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/jot.tpl
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 				{{/if}}
 				{{if $showacl}}
 				<button id="dbtn-acl" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#aclModal" title="{{$permset}}" type="button" data-form_id="profile-jot-form">
-					<i id="jot-perms-icon" class="fa fa-{{$lockstate}} jot-icons"></i>{{if $bang}}&nbsp;<i class="fa fa-exclamation jot-icons"></i>{{/if}}
+					<i id="jot-perms-icon" class="fa fa-{{$lockstate}} jot-icons{{if $bang}} jot-lock-warn{{/if}}"></i>
 				</button>
 				{{/if}}
 				<button id="dbtn-submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" type="submit" tabindex="3" name="button-submit">{{$share}}</button>