diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index dd1f71b410..bc177de981 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 		common_element_start('form', array('id' => 'newnotice', 'method' => 'POST',
 										   'action' => common_local_url('newnotice')));
 		common_element('span', 'nickname', $profile->nickname);
-		common_element('textarea', array('rows' => 4, 'cols' => 80,
-										 'name' => 'content', 
-										 'id' => 'content'));
+		common_start_element('textarea', array('rows' => 4, 'cols' => 80,
+											   'name' => 'content',
+											   'id' => 'content'));
+		common_end_element('textarea');
 		common_element('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => 'Send'));
 		common_element_end('form');
 		common_show_footer();
diff --git a/actions/showstream.php b/actions/showstream.php
index 094a7efbbd..fff7c9f56c 100644
--- a/actions/showstream.php
+++ b/actions/showstream.php
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@ class ShowstreamAction extends StreamAction {
 	function notice_form() {
 		common_element_start('form', array('id' => 'newnotice', 'method' => 'POST',
 										   'action' => common_local_url('newnotice')));
-		common_element('textarea', array('rows' => 4, 'cols' => 80,
-										 'name' => 'content',
-										 'id' => 'content'));
+		common_start_element('textarea', array('rows' => 4, 'cols' => 80,
+											   'name' => 'content',
+											   'id' => 'content'));
+		common_end_element('textarea');
 		common_element('input', array('type' => 'submit', 'value' => 'Send'));
 		common_element_end('form');
 	}