diff --git a/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade
index 93f6122..512ea39 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/shots/view_shot_embed.jade
@@ -132,15 +132,13 @@ script.
 
 	$('.js-help').openModalUrl('Help', "{{ url_for('attract.help', project_url=project.url) }}");
 
-	/* Resize textareas */
-	var textAreaFields = $('#item-description, #item-notes');
+	{% if 'PUT' in shot.allowed_methods %}
+		/* Resize textareas */
+		var textAreaFields = $('#item-description, #item-notes');
 
-	textAreaFields.each(function(){
-		var descriptionText = $(this).val(),
-				matches = descriptionText.match(/\n/g),
-				breaks = matches ? matches.length : 2;
-
-		if (descriptionText){
-			$(this).attr('rows', breaks + 2);
-		}
-	});
+		textAreaFields.each(function(){
+			$(this)
+				.autoResize()
+				.blur();
+		});
+	{% endif %}
diff --git a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
index 5000a27..7f7346c 100644
--- a/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/attract/tasks/view_task_embed.jade
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 		| {% if 'PUT' in task.allowed_methods %}
 		.input-group
-			textarea#task-description(
+			textarea#item-description(
 				name="description",
 				type="text",
 				rows=1,
@@ -160,15 +160,9 @@ script.
 	loadComments("{{ url_for('nodes.comments_for_node', node_id=task['_id']) }}");
 
 	{% if 'PUT' in task.allowed_methods %}
-	/* Resize textarea */
-	var descriptionField = $('#task-description');
-	var descriptionText = descriptionField.val(),
-			matches = descriptionText.match(/\n/g),
-			breaks = matches ? matches.length : 2;
-
-	if (descriptionText){
-		descriptionField.attr('rows',breaks + 4);
-	}
+		$('#item-description')
+			.autoResize()
+			.blur();
 	{% endif %}
 
 	$('.js-help').openModalUrl('Help', "{{ url_for('attract.help', project_url=project.url) }}");