diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/chat/directives/mathjax.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/chat/directives/mathjax.coffee
index c2c211717a..1a0b0c45c2 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/chat/directives/mathjax.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/chat/directives/mathjax.coffee
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ define [
 			inlineMath: [ ['$','$'], ["\\(","\\)"] ],
 			displayMath: [ ['$$','$$'], ["\\[","\\]"] ],
 			processEscapes: true
-
+		skipStartupTypeset: true
 
 	MathJax.Hub.Config(mathjaxConfig);
 	
diff --git a/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/editor/chat.less b/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/editor/chat.less
index 08370bce55..f46e438801 100644
--- a/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/editor/chat.less
+++ b/services/web/public/stylesheets/app/editor/chat.less
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 		padding: @line-height-computed / 4;
 		border-top: 1px solid @toolbar-border-color;
 		textarea {
+			overflow: auto;
+			resize: none;
 			border-radius: @border-radius-base;
 			border: 1px solid @toolbar-border-color;
 			height: 100%;