diff --git a/RIGS/templates/event_print_page.xml b/RIGS/templates/event_print_page.xml
index c038d10f..de8f0a0e 100644
--- a/RIGS/templates/event_print_page.xml
+++ b/RIGS/templates/event_print_page.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <b>{{object.start_date|date:"D jS N Y"}}</b>
         </para>
 
-        <keepInFrame>
+        <keepInFrame maxHeight="500" onOverflow="shrink">
             {{ object.description|default_if_none:""|markdown:"rml" }}
         </keepInFrame>
     </td>
diff --git a/RIGS/tests/regions.py b/RIGS/tests/regions.py
index be7d9b7e..4ae75032 100644
--- a/RIGS/tests/regions.py
+++ b/RIGS/tests/regions.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from pypom import Region
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 
-from PyRIGS.tests.regions import TextBox, Modal
+from PyRIGS.tests.regions import TextBox, Modal, SimpleMDETextArea
 
 
 class Header(Region):
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ItemModal(Modal):
 
     form_items = {
         'name': (TextBox, (By.ID, 'item_name')),
-        'description': (TextBox, (By.ID, 'item_description')),
+        'description': (SimpleMDETextArea, (By.ID, 'item_description')),
         'quantity': (TextBox, (By.ID, 'item_quantity')),
         'price': (TextBox, (By.ID, 'item_cost'))
     }
diff --git a/RIGS/tests/test_unit.py b/RIGS/tests/test_unit.py
index e6f3024a..c6f974a3 100644
--- a/RIGS/tests/test_unit.py
+++ b/RIGS/tests/test_unit.py
@@ -577,4 +577,4 @@ which you wish to be displayed literally, ex.: \`foo\`, \*bar\*, etc.
 
     def test_linebreaks(self):
         html = markdown_filter(self.markdown)
-        self.assertIn("Itemized lists<br />\nlook like", html)
+        self.assertIn("Itemized lists<br/>\nlook like", html)