diff --git a/lib/openid.php b/lib/openid.php
index b066c654db..41102457a3 100644
--- a/lib/openid.php
+++ b/lib/openid.php
@@ -189,11 +189,7 @@ function oid_authenticate($openid_url, $returnto, $immediate=false) {
 		if (Auth_OpenID::isFailure($form_html)) {
 			$this->show_form(_t('Could not create OpenID form: ') . $form_html->message);
 		} else {
-			common_show_header(_t('OpenID Auto-Submit'));
-			common_element('p', 'instructions',
-						   _t('This form should automatically submit itself. '.
-							  'If not, click the submit button to go to your '.
-							  'OpenID provider.'));
+			common_show_header(_t('OpenID Auto-Submit'), NULL, NULL, '_oid_print_instructions');
 			common_raw($form_html);
 			common_element('script', NULL,
 						   '$(document).ready(function() { ' .
@@ -204,6 +200,15 @@ function oid_authenticate($openid_url, $returnto, $immediate=false) {
 	}
 }
 
+# Half-assed attempt at a module-private function
+
+function _oid_print_instructions() {
+	common_element('p', 'instructions',
+				   _t('This form should automatically submit itself. '.
+					  'If not, click the submit button to go to your '.
+					  'OpenID provider.'));
+}
+
 # update a user from sreg parameters
 
 function oid_update_user(&$user, &$sreg) {