diff --git a/d2layouts/d2sequence/constants.go b/d2layouts/d2sequence/constants.go
index 62a8132ec..12d591f3e 100644
--- a/d2layouts/d2sequence/constants.go
+++ b/d2layouts/d2sequence/constants.go
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ const SPAN_DEPTH_GROWTH_FACTOR = 8.
 
 // when a span has a single messages
 const MIN_SPAN_HEIGHT = 80.
+
+const LIFELINE_STROKE_WIDTH int = 2
+
+const LIFELINE_STROKE_DASH int = 8
diff --git a/d2layouts/d2sequence/sequence_diagram.go b/d2layouts/d2sequence/sequence_diagram.go
index 9a20692e0..d49f657c9 100644
--- a/d2layouts/d2sequence/sequence_diagram.go
+++ b/d2layouts/d2sequence/sequence_diagram.go
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ func (sd *sequenceDiagram) addLifelineEdges() {
 		sd.lifelines = append(sd.lifelines, &d2graph.Edge{
 			Attributes: d2graph.Attributes{
 				Style: d2graph.Style{
-					StrokeDash:  &d2graph.Scalar{Value: "10"},
-					Stroke:      actor.Attributes.Style.Stroke,
-					StrokeWidth: actor.Attributes.Style.StrokeWidth,
+					StrokeDash:  &d2graph.Scalar{Value: fmt.Sprintf("%d", LIFELINE_STROKE_DASH)},
+					StrokeWidth: &d2graph.Scalar{Value: fmt.Sprintf("%d", LIFELINE_STROKE_WIDTH)},
 				},
 			},
 			Src:      actor,