diff --git a/layout.sty b/layout.sty
index f4bfd8c948e6b528c0937b3701f38cd1a0aa957a..48db7051fbca0b5597505f5517c61144a901e64f 100644
--- a/layout.sty
+++ b/layout.sty
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ bookmarks=true]%
 
 \fancypagestyle{plain}{
   \fancyhf{}% clear all header and footer fields
-  \fancyfoot[LE]{\titleFont{\randomfourB\large\thepage\if@mainmatter\hspace{1em}\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4b}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\fi}}
+  \fancyfoot[LE]{\titleFont{\large\thepage\if@mainmatter\randomfourB\hspace{1em}\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4b}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\fi}}
   \fancyfoot[RO]{\titleFont{\randomfour\large\if@mainmatter\textcolor{\pageSideColor}{\Repeat{\value{r4}}{\flourish\hspace{-.2em}}}\hspace{1em}\fi\thepage}}
 }