diff --git a/inc/pagination.php b/inc/pagination.php
index d7f620d7..01b5405f 100644
--- a/inc/pagination.php
+++ b/inc/pagination.php
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'understrap_pagination' ) ) {
 		if ( empty( $links ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
-
 		?>
 
 		<nav aria-labelledby="posts-nav-label">
@@ -84,7 +83,11 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'understrap_pagination' ) ) {
 				foreach ( $links as $key => $link ) {
 					?>
 					<li class="page-item <?php echo strpos( $link, 'current' ) ? 'active' : ''; ?>">
-						<?php echo str_replace( 'page-numbers', 'page-link', $link ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>
+						<?php
+						$search  = array( 'page-numbers', 'dots' );
+						$replace = array( 'page-link', 'disabled dots' );
+						echo str_replace( $search, $replace, $link ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
+						?>
 					</li>
 					<?php
 				}