diff --git a/website/public/css/tasks.styl b/website/public/css/tasks.styl
index c311402127..c10143d9fe 100644
--- a/website/public/css/tasks.styl
+++ b/website/public/css/tasks.styl
@@ -407,6 +407,10 @@ for $stage in $stages
 form
   margin-bottom: 0 // stupid bootstrap override
 
+textarea.form-control
+  position: relative
+  z-index: 50
+
 [class$="-options"]
   padding: 1em 1em 0
   color: #333