diff --git a/templates/thread_compose.html.ep b/templates/thread_compose.html.ep
index f747fff..3f69d8e 100644
--- a/templates/thread_compose.html.ep
+++ b/templates/thread_compose.html.ep
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       id="post-content"
       name="post-content"
       cols="50" rows="5"
-      placeholder="post content">
-  </textarea><br /><br />
+      placeholder="post content"></textarea>
+  <br /><br />
   <input type="submit" value="post!" />
 </form>
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