diff --git a/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb b/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb
index 26b4c13b9..cfebb4d30 100644
--- a/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/journals_helper.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module JournalsHelper
     content << textilizable(journal, :notes)
     css_classes = "wiki"
     css_classes << " editable" if editable
-    content_tag('div', content.html_safe, :id => "journal-#{journal.id}-notes", :class => css_classes)
+    content_tag('div', content.html_safe, :id => "journal-#{journal.id}-notes", :class => css_classes ,:style => "width:580px")
   end
 
   def link_to_in_place_notes_editor(text, field_id, url, options={})