diff --git a/scss/westgate/_surfaces.scss b/scss/westgate/_surfaces.scss
index 4408585..1646d14 100644
--- a/scss/westgate/_surfaces.scss
+++ b/scss/westgate/_surfaces.scss
@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ li[component="category/topic"] .user-icon {
   text-transform: none;
 }
 
-// 404: core ships a beige dog glyph; wear the cowl instead
-.template-404 i.fa-dog {
+// 404: core picks a random beige animal glyph (dog, hippo, otter, ...);
+// match the glyph element itself so every variant wears the cowl
+.template-404 i.fa.fa-4x {
   display: inline-block;
   width: 4.5rem;
   height: 4.5rem;