diff --git a/templates/story flyout.html b/templates/story flyout.html
index 4f7f90ef..dfdede0c 100644
--- a/templates/story flyout.html	
+++ b/templates/story flyout.html	
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 			<label for="authors_notes_template">Template:</label><br/>
 			<input autocomplete="off" id=authors_notes_template type=text class="var_sync_story_authornotetemplate fullwidth" onchange='sync_to_server(this);'><br/>
 			<label for="authors_notes">Author's Notes:</label><br/>
-			<textarea autocomplete="off" rows=17 id="authors_notes" class="var_sync_story_authornote var_sync_alt_story_authornote_length fullwidth" oninput="autoResize(this)" onchange='sync_to_server(this);'></textarea><br/>
+			<textarea autocomplete="off" rows=16 id="authors_notes" class="var_sync_story_authornote var_sync_alt_story_authornote_length fullwidth" oninput="autoResize(this)" onchange='sync_to_server(this);'></textarea><br/>
 			<div class="setting_tile_area">
 				{% with menu='author_notes' %}
 					{% with sub_path='' %}