diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml b/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
index 5b9a669fd4d6876dd60ff2a45f2a8f06686130e1..27163b4ebd87cf29994ed35ff2d29aca261ee6e6 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_projects_head.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 = render ::Layouts::PageHeadingComponent.new(_('Projects')) do |c|
   - c.with_actions do
-    = render Pajamas::ButtonComponent.new(href: starred_explore_projects_path, variant: :link, button_options: { class: 'gl-m-2' }) do
+    = render Pajamas::ButtonComponent.new(href: starred_explore_projects_path, variant: :confirm, category: :tertiary) do
       = _("Explore projects")
 
     - if current_user.can_create_project?