diff --git a/bootstrap-1.1.1.css b/bootstrap-1.1.1.css
index 090b1d3df..ef9cbd7e6 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.1.1.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.1.1.css
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  *
  * Designed and built with all the love in the world @twitter by @mdo and @fat.
- * Date: Mon Aug 29 21:40:43 PDT 2011
+ * Date: Mon Aug 29 22:36:01 PDT 2011
  */
 /* Reset.less
  * Props to Eric Meyer (meyerweb.com) for his CSS reset file. We're using an adapted version here	that cuts out some of the reset HTML elements we will never need here (i.e., dfn, samp, etc).
@@ -1234,6 +1234,7 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple, table .headerSortDown.purple {
 }
 .nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle.open {
   background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
+  *background-color: #444;
 }
 .nav .dropdown-menu li a {
   color: #999;
diff --git a/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css b/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css
index 77a13e983..715b25d1b 100644
--- a/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css
+++ b/bootstrap-1.1.1.min.css
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ table .headerSortUp.purple,table .headerSortDown.purple{background-color:#e2d5f0
 .nav .active a{background-color:#222;background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);}
 .nav.secondary-nav{float:right;margin-left:10px;margin-right:0;}.nav.secondary-nav .dropdown-menu{right:0;}
 .nav .dropdown-toggle:hover,.nav .dropdown.open .dropdown-toggle{background-color:#444;background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);*background-color:#444;}
-.nav .dropdown-menu{background-color:#333;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle{color:#fff;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle.open{background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);}
+.nav .dropdown-menu{background-color:#333;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle{color:#fff;}.nav .dropdown-menu .dropdown-toggle.open{background-color:rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);*background-color:#444;}
 .nav .dropdown-menu li a{color:#999;text-shadow:0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);}.nav .dropdown-menu li a:hover{background-color:#191919;background-repeat:repeat-x;background-image:-khtml-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#292929), to(#191919));background-image:-moz-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:-ms-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:-webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%, #292929), color-stop(100%, #191919));background-image:-webkit-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:-o-linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);background-image:linear-gradient(top, #292929, #191919);color:#fff;}
 .nav .dropdown-menu .divider{background-color:#222;border-color:#444;}
 .dropdown{position:relative;}
diff --git a/lib/patterns.less b/lib/patterns.less
index 219e26b3f..dba5af3aa 100644
--- a/lib/patterns.less
+++ b/lib/patterns.less
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
       color: #fff;
       &.open {
         background-color: rgba(255,255,255,.05);
+        *background-color: #444; // IE6-7
       }
     }
     li a {