diff --git a/opentech/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/review_table_row.html b/opentech/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/review_table_row.html
index 27bfb289ecd4afa07ecb0f6b3275eb88eee539a7..d857f48ddf6710919df352ed6a6f7b8db5dd3647 100644
--- a/opentech/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/review_table_row.html
+++ b/opentech/apply/funds/templates/funds/includes/review_table_row.html
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
             <td class="reviews-sidebar__author" colspan="2">
                 {% if request.user.is_apply_staff %}
                     <a href="{% url 'apply:reviews:review' submission_pk=review.submission.id pk=review.id %}">
-                        {{ review.author }}
+                        <span>{{ review.author }}</span>
                     </a>
                 {% else %}
-                    {{ review.author }}
+                    <span>{{ review.author }}</span>
                 {% endif %}
             </td>
             <td>{{ review.get_recommendation_display }}</td>
diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_reviews-sidebar.scss b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_reviews-sidebar.scss
index 1853bd533a4ea91a9cfee133de489d1149e31cd7..57d53ae31e6b53b50a1271531e9799f900c04465 100644
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_reviews-sidebar.scss
+++ b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_reviews-sidebar.scss
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     }
 
     &__author {
-        a {
+        span {
             position: relative;
             z-index: 1;
             display: block;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         }
 
         &:hover {
-            a {
+            span {
                 display: inline;
                 overflow: visible;
             }