diff --git a/html/app.js b/html/app.js
index e8bdb8f4..b83914ed 100644
--- a/html/app.js
+++ b/html/app.js
@@ -836,6 +836,7 @@ function isConfCmd(line){
 function setDirty(d){
   S.dirty=d;
   $("dirty").classList.toggle("show",d);
+  $("saveBtn").classList.toggle("pri",d);
 }
 function postCmd(cmd,quiet){
   return api("/cmd",{method:"POST",body:cmd}).then(function(r){
diff --git a/html/index.html b/html/index.html
index bb8e9e6f..43a3fe54 100644
--- a/html/index.html
+++ b/html/index.html
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ button.danger{background:var(--bad);color:#fff;border-color:transparent}
     <span id="ttitle"></span>
     <div id="strip"></div>
     <span id="dirty" data-i18n="hdr_dirty" data-i18n-t="hdr_dirty_t">unsaved changes</span>
-    <button class="ctl pri" id="saveBtn" data-i18n="hdr_save" data-i18n-t="hdr_save_t">Save to flash</button>
+    <button class="ctl" id="saveBtn" data-i18n="hdr_save" data-i18n-t="hdr_save_t">Save to flash</button>
   </header>
 
   <main>