diff --git a/static/koboldai.js b/static/koboldai.js
index 856f5039..52ee9cb9 100644
--- a/static/koboldai.js
+++ b/static/koboldai.js
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ function reset_story() {
 		text += "\xa0 ";
 	}
 	dummy_span.textContent = text;
+	dummy_span.setAttribute("contenteditable", false);
 	story_area.append(dummy_span);
 	var option_area = document.getElementById("Select Options");
 	while (option_area.firstChild) {
diff --git a/templates/index_new.html b/templates/index_new.html
index 837f5527..519cf21a 100644
--- a/templates/index_new.html
+++ b/templates/index_new.html
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 			<div id="disconnect_message"><center><h1>Disconnected</h1></center></div>
 			<div class="gametext" id="Selected Text" contenteditable=true onblur="select_game_text(null);" onclick="select_game_text(null);" onkeyup="select_game_text(event);">
 				<span id="story_prompt" class="var_sync_story_prompt var_sync_alt_story_prompt_length var_sync_alt_story_prompt_in_ai rawtext"></span>
-				<span id="Delete Me">
+				<span id="Delete Me" contenteditable=false>
 					<span>
 					&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
 					&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;