diff --git a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
index f57abb9..b53e13c 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 			textarea#task-description.input-transparent(
 				name="description",
 				type="text",
+				rows=1,
 				placeholder='Description') {{ task.description | hide_none }}
 
 		.input-group-flex
@@ -155,11 +156,16 @@ script.
 
 	{% if 'PUT' in task.allowed_methods %}
 	/* Resize textarea */
-	var text = $('#task-description').val(),
-			matches = text.match(/\n/g),
+	var descriptionField = $('#task-description');
+	var descriptionText = descriptionField.val(),
+			matches = descriptionText.match(/\n/g),
 			breaks = matches ? matches.length : 2;
 
-	$('#task-description').attr('rows',breaks + 4);
+	console.log(matches);
+
+	if (descriptionText){
+		descriptionField.attr('rows',breaks + 4);
+	}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	$('.js-help').openModalUrl('Help', "{{ url_for('attract.help', project_url=project.url) }}");