diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
index 271318c5b..f7e22ce46 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Form/Codearea.pm
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Renders a code area field.
 sub toHtml {
 	my $self = shift;
 	$self->session->style->setScript($self->session->config->get("extrasURL").'/TabFix.js',{type=>"text/javascript"});
-	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' style="width: 99%; min-width: 440px; height: 400px" onkeypress="return TabFix_keyPress(event)" onkeydown="return TabFix_keyDown(event)"');	
+	$self->set("extras", $self->get('extras') . ' style="width: 600px; height: 400px" onkeypress="return TabFix_keyPress(event)" onkeydown="return TabFix_keyDown(event)"');	
 	return $self->SUPER::toHtml;
 }