diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/dtext.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/dtext.scss
index d7115ded1..67900a00d 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/dtext.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/dtext.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 div.prose {
   line-height: 1.4em;
+  word-break: break-word;
 
   h1, h2, h3 {
     line-height: 1em;
diff --git a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/messages.scss b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/messages.scss
index ade29c366..c25f27085 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/styles/common/messages.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/src/styles/common/messages.scss
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ div.list-of-messages {
     }
 
     div.author {
-      flex-basis: 12em;
+      width: 12em;
       margin-right: 1em;
-      min-width: 0;
 
       a.message-timestamp {
         font-style: italic;
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ div.list-of-messages {
 
       div.author {
         margin: 0 0 1em;
+        width: auto;
 
         h4 {
           display: inline;