diff --git a/app/views/files/_resource_detail.html.erb b/app/views/files/_resource_detail.html.erb
index c9431f7d3..d8d3e1612 100644
--- a/app/views/files/_resource_detail.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/files/_resource_detail.html.erb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
           <div class="cl"></div>
           <% if User.current.admin? || ( User.current.logged? && ((is_course_teacher(User.current,@course) || file.author_id == User.current.id) && course_contains_attachment?(@course,file)) && ((delete_allowed || User.current.id == file.author_id) && file.container_id == @course.id && file.container_type == "Course")) %>
             <div>
-              <div id="file_description_show_<%= file.id %>" class="fontGrey2 mb4">
+              <div id="file_description_show_<%= file.id %>" class="fontGrey2 mb4  break_word">
                     <%= render :partial => 'files/file_description', :locals => {:file => file} %>
               </div>
               <%= form_tag(edit_file_description_course_file_path(file, :course_id => @course.id),:remote=>'true', :method => :post, :id=>"files_query_form_#{file.id}") do %>