diff --git a/templates/gracedb/event_detail.html b/templates/gracedb/event_detail.html
index 72cbd77b5d85d2187b7f3531feb6a4d6beb8dc13..ae1c09b0a32acc0822dfbf4f6410c1fd3fc44b64 100644
--- a/templates/gracedb/event_detail.html
+++ b/templates/gracedb/event_detail.html
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@
         {% endif %}
         </select></td></tr>
         <tr><th><label for="id_comment">Comment:</label></th><td>
-        <textarea cols="40" id="id_comment" name="comment" rows="10"> {{advocate_signoff_object.comment}}
-        </textarea></td></tr>
+        <textarea cols="40" id="id_comment" name="comment" rows="10">{{advocate_signoff_object.comment}}</textarea></td></tr>
         <input type="hidden" name="signoff_type" value="advocate">
         <input type="hidden" name="action" value="edit">
         <tr> <th> Delete </th> <td> <input type="checkbox" name="delete" value="true"> </td> </tr>