diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCardLink.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCardLink.tsx
index d6182da45..1e2066e19 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCardLink.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardCardLink.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export function DashboardCardLink(props: DashboardCardLinkProps) {
         className,
       )}
       href={href}
-      target="_blank"
     >
       <Icon className="mb-4 size-10 text-gray-300" strokeWidth={1.25} />
       <h4 className="text-xl font-semibold tracking-wide">{title}</h4>
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx
index 7a624f37a..43a55bdca 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx
@@ -233,9 +233,9 @@ export function PersonalDashboard(props: PersonalDashboardProps) {
           </h2>
           <a
             href="/home"
-            className="text-xs text-purple-600 underline underline-offset-2 hover:text-purple-700"
+            className="text-xs font-medium bg-gray-200 hover:bg-gray-300 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-full text-gray-700 hover:text-black"
           >
-            Looking for old homepage? Click here
+            Visit Homepage
           </a>
         </div>
       )}
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ function DashboardCard(props: DashboardCardProps) {
   return (
     <a
       href={href}
-      target="_blank"
       className="flex flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-gray-300 bg-white hover:border-gray-400 hover:bg-gray-50"
     >
       {Icon && (