diff --git a/src/patterns/04-components/links/_links.scss b/src/patterns/04-components/links/_links.scss
index 281617b41d71824a737846b7e6fbe078d4403847..a31375e3fbfe6ed7f070c8082a38af050b828645 100644
--- a/src/patterns/04-components/links/_links.scss
+++ b/src/patterns/04-components/links/_links.scss
@@ -106,10 +106,10 @@
         );
       }
       .pager__item a{
-        &:hover,
-        &:focus{
-          color: var(--uw-black) !important;
-        }
+        @include link(
+          var(--uw-black),
+          var(--uw-white)
+        );
       }
       .uw-site-footer__content .highlight{
         color: var(--uw-white);
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@
             var(--gray-5)
           );
         }
-        &.pager__link {
-          color: var(--uw-black);
-        }
+        //&.pager__link {
+        //  color: var(--uw-black);
+        //}
         &.uw-site-name__link {
           @include link-reverse(
             var(--uw-black),
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@
           );
         }
       }
+      .pager__item a{
+        @include link(
+          var(--uw-black),
+          var(--uw-white)
+        );
+      }
       .card__title a{
         @include link-reverse(
           var(--#{$colour}-primary),