diff --git a/www/conservancy/templates/assignment/base_assignment.html b/www/conservancy/templates/assignment/base_assignment.html
index 6aec1c425056278c5dd0c941e7371be282554ed0..1af63a6c64c63647060f4eb60958904f4fd5346e 100644
--- a/www/conservancy/templates/assignment/base_assignment.html
+++ b/www/conservancy/templates/assignment/base_assignment.html
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
    }
    textarea {
      width: 100%;
-     max-width: 35rem;
+     max-width: 45rem;
      height: 8rem;
      padding: 0.25rem;
    }