diff --git a/app/views/words/_journal_reply_items.html.erb b/app/views/words/_journal_reply_items.html.erb
index 40dbc274a..92ed24c65 100644
--- a/app/views/words/_journal_reply_items.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/words/_journal_reply_items.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 	    	</span>
 	    </p>
 	</div>
-	<div id='<%=id%>' style="clear:both; display: none;">
+	<div id='<%=id%>' class="respond-form">
             <%= render :partial => "words/new_respond", :locals => {:journal => journal, :m_reply_id => m_reply_id} %>
     </div>
     <div style="clear: both;"></div>
diff --git a/public/themes/redpenny-master/stylesheets/application.css b/public/themes/redpenny-master/stylesheets/application.css
index 61b2b13cd..437720c5c 100644
--- a/public/themes/redpenny-master/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/themes/redpenny-master/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -2122,6 +2122,7 @@ ul.messages-for-user-reply li {
 
 .respond-form{
 	display: none; 
-	width: 80%; 
+	width: 100%; 
 	margin: auto;
+	clear:both;
 }
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