diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/vassal-shim.css b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/vassal-shim.css
index 5494df2..1fee32c 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/vassal-shim.css
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/css/vassal-shim.css
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-#vassal-shim-error textarea {
-    height: 15em ; min-height: 5em ;
-    resize: none ;
+#vassal-shim-error .log {
+    height: 15em ; min-height: 5em ; resize: none ;
+    overflow-y: auto ;
     margin-top: 0.5em ; padding: 2px ;
-    font-family: monospace ; font-size: 80% ;
+    border: 1px solid #333 ;
+    white-space: pre-wrap ;
+    font-family: monospace ; font-size: 70% ;  color: #333 ;
 }
 .ui-dialog.vassal-shim-error .ui-dialog-titlebar { background: #f5af41 ; }
-.ui-dialog.vassal-shim-error .ui-dialog-content { display: flex ; flex-direction: column ; }
-.ui-dialog.vassal-shim-error .ui-dialog-content textarea { flex-grow: 1 ; }
+.ui-dialog.vassal-shim-error .ui-dialog-content { display: flex ; flex-direction: column ; overflow-y: hidden ; }
+.ui-dialog.vassal-shim-error .ui-dialog-content .log { flex-grow: 1 ; }
 .ui-dialog.vassal-shim-error .ui-dialog-buttonpane { border: none ; margin-top: 0 !important ; padding-top: 0 !important ; }
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js
index 975d4a5..72c41b0 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/static/vassal.js
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ function show_vassal_shim_error_dlg( resp, caption )
             else if ( resp.stderr )
                 log = resp.stderr ;
             if ( log )
-                $( "#vassal-shim-error .log" ).val( log ).show() ;
+                $( "#vassal-shim-error .log" ).text( log ).show() ;
             else
                 $( "#vassal-shim-error .log" ).hide() ;
         },
diff --git a/vasl_templates/webapp/templates/vassal.html b/vasl_templates/webapp/templates/vassal.html
index b9d420d..1de54cd 100644
--- a/vasl_templates/webapp/templates/vassal.html
+++ b/vasl_templates/webapp/templates/vassal.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <div id="vassal-shim-error" style="display:none;">
     <div class="message"></div>
-    <textarea class="log"></textarea>
+    <div class="log"></div>
 </div>