diff --git a/app/views/simple_smart_answers/_fields.html.erb b/app/views/simple_smart_answers/_fields.html.erb
index c0881cb3f..4d92f99a7 100644
--- a/app/views/simple_smart_answers/_fields.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/simple_smart_answers/_fields.html.erb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-10">
           <%= form_group(f, :body) do %>
-            <%= f.text_area :body, rows: 5, disabled: @resource.locked_for_edits?, class: "form-control", data: {
+            <%= f.text_area :body, rows: 20, disabled: @resource.locked_for_edits?, class: "form-control", data: {
               module: "paste-html-to-govspeak"
             } %>
           <% end %>