diff --git a/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb b/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb
index 4d9c58392..71a44f3c9 100644
--- a/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/users/_course_form.html.erb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                       </span></td>
                   </tr>
                   <tr>
-                    <td colspan="2" width="580">
+                    <td colspan="2" width="580"  style="word-break:break-all">
                       <p class="font_description">
                         <%= membership.course.short_description %>
                       </p></td>