diff --git a/app/views/messages/edit.html.erb b/app/views/messages/edit.html.erb
index 2577a4634..62d29ebd8 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/messages/edit.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <%= course_board_breadcrumb(@message) %>
 <% end %>
 
-<h3><%= avatar(@topic.author, :size => "24") %><%=h @topic.subject %></h3>
+<h3><%= avatar(@topic.author, :size => "24") %><span style = "width:100%;word-break:break-all;"><%=h @topic.subject %></span></h3>
 
 <%= form_for @message, {
                :as => :message,