diff --git a/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue b/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue
index 2f641e3b..a215c2d5 100644
--- a/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue
+++ b/ayanova/src/components/wiki-control.vue
@@ -16,22 +16,18 @@
           <v-btn color="white" :value="view.HIDDEN_VIEW">
             <v-icon>fa-eye-slash</v-icon>
           </v-btn>
-
           <v-btn color="white" :value="view.WIKI_VIEW">
             <v-icon>fa-eye</v-icon>
           </v-btn>
-
           <v-btn color="white" :value="view.DESIGN_VIEW">
             <v-icon>fa-edit</v-icon>
           </v-btn>
-
           <v-btn color="white" :value="view.SPLIT_VIEW">
             <v-icon>fa-columns</v-icon>
           </v-btn>
         </v-btn-toggle>
       </div>
     </template>
-
     <v-sheet
       v-if="currentView != this.view.HIDDEN_VIEW"
       elevation="2"
@@ -81,10 +77,10 @@
               <v-icon>fa-square-full</v-icon></v-btn
             >
           </div>
-          <div :style="wikiStyle()">
+          <div :style="editStyle()">
             <v-textarea
               outlined
-              :height="effectiveEditAreaHeight()"
+              :height="editAreaHeight"
               ref="editArea"
               @input="handleInput"
               @dblclick="handleDoubleClick"
@@ -147,11 +143,11 @@ export default {
       // this.editAreaHeight = window.innerHeight / 2;
       this.editAreaHeight = window.innerHeight * 0.8;
     },
-    effectiveEditAreaHeight() {
+    editStyle() {
       if (this.currentView == this.view.SPLIT_VIEW) {
-        return this.editAreaHeight;
+        return "height: " + this.editAreaHeight + "px;";
       } else {
-        return this.editAreaHeight; //property, can't return false
+        return false; //false attributes don't get rendered
       }
     },
     wikiStyle() {