diff --git a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/header.less b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/header.less
index 0047b54..75bed48 100644
--- a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/header.less
+++ b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/header.less
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   width: 18px;
   height: 18px;
   vertical-align: top;
-  fill: red;
+  fill: #e4154b;
 }
 
 /*****logo section******/
diff --git a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/overrides.less b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/overrides.less
index ee9166f..c586a43 100644
--- a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/overrides.less
+++ b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/overrides.less
@@ -49,3 +49,11 @@ forcing the font changes
 body {
   font-family: "Source Sans Pro";
 }
+
+/***
+search.button
+**/
+
+.ui.search.button{
+  background-color:#e4154b;
+}
diff --git a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/theme.less b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/theme.less
index db2edaa..1fcb52a 100644
--- a/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/theme.less
+++ b/invenio_theme_tugraz/assets/semantic-ui/less/invenio_theme_tugraz/theme.less
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * under the terms of the MIT License; see LICENSE file for more details.
  */
 
+@import "variables";
 @import "header";
 @import "footer";
 @import "overrides";
diff --git a/invenio_theme_tugraz/templates/invenio_theme_tugraz/index.html b/invenio_theme_tugraz/templates/invenio_theme_tugraz/index.html
index 8350109..9b75c83 100644
--- a/invenio_theme_tugraz/templates/invenio_theme_tugraz/index.html
+++ b/invenio_theme_tugraz/templates/invenio_theme_tugraz/index.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
           <div class="eight wide column">
             <form action="/search" class="ui form">
               <div class="ui fluid big action input">
-                <input type="text" name="q" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ _("Type and press enter to search") }}">
+                <input type="text" name="q" autofocus="autofocus" class="form-control" placeholder="{{ _("Type and press enter to search") }}">
                 <button type="submit" class="ui icon search button"><i class="search icon"></i></button>
               </div>
             </form>