diff --git a/src/views/details/search.ejs b/src/views/details/search.ejs
index 2fa424990..0f7cf41b1 100644
--- a/src/views/details/search.ejs
+++ b/src/views/details/search.ejs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div id="note-detail-search" class="note-detail-component">
-    <div style="display: flex; align-items: center;">
+    <div style="display: flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 20px;">
         <strong>Search string: &nbsp; &nbsp;</strong>
-        <textarea rows="4" cols="40" id="search-string"></textarea>
+        <textarea rows="4" style="width: auto !important; flex-grow: 4" class="form-control" id="search-string"></textarea>
 
         <span>
             &nbsp; &nbsp;