diff --git a/sass/ascribe_textarea.scss b/sass/ascribe_textarea.scss
index bcd0502a..e241e442 100644
--- a/sass/ascribe_textarea.scss
+++ b/sass/ascribe_textarea.scss
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     font-family: inherit;
     margin: 0;
     padding: 0;
-    text-align: justify;
+    text-align: left;
     white-space: -moz-pre-wrap;
     white-space: -o-pre-wrap;
     white-space: -pre-wrap;