diff --git a/src/styles/_comments.sass b/src/styles/_comments.sass
index cc29723e..8dfd06c8 100644
--- a/src/styles/_comments.sass
+++ b/src/styles/_comments.sass
@@ -18,11 +18,8 @@ $comments-width-max: 710px
 	#comments-list-header
 		#comments-list-title
 			padding: 15px 0 10px 0
-			margin: 0
-			font:
-				size: 1.5em
-				weight: 300
-				family: $font-body
+			font-size: 1.3em
+			font-weight: 300
 			color: $color-text-dark-primary
 
 	#comments-list-items-loading
@@ -416,22 +413,16 @@ $comments-width-max: 710px
 							border-color: $color-danger
 
 					&.sign-in
-						textarea
-							margin: 0
+						display: block
+						padding: 10px
+						border-radius: 3px
+						border: thin solid $color-background
+						background-color: rgba(white, .5)
+						color: $color-text-dark-primary
+						cursor: default
 
-						.sign-in
-							position: absolute
-							top: 0
-							left: 0
-							right: 0
-							bottom: 0
-							background-color: rgba(white, .5)
-							display: flex
-							align-items: center
-							padding-left: 15px
-
-							a
-								margin-right: 4px
+						a
+							margin-right: 4px
 
 
 					.comment-reply-preview
diff --git a/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/list_embed.jade b/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/list_embed.jade
index 2a58eaf5..96e1bfac 100644
--- a/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/list_embed.jade
+++ b/src/templates/nodes/custom/comment/list_embed.jade
@@ -44,18 +44,12 @@
 			| {# * User is authenticated, but has no subscription or 'POST' permission #}
 			.comment-reply-form
 				.comment-reply-field.sign-in
-					textarea(
-						disabled,
-						id="comment_field",
-						data-parent-id="{{ node_id }}",
-						placeholder="")
-					.sign-in
-						| {% if current_user.has_role('subscriber') %}
-						i.pi-lock
-						|  Only project members can comment.
-						| {% else %}
-						| Join the conversation!&nbsp;<a href="https://store.blender.org/product/membership/">Subscribe to Blender Cloud</a> now.
-						| {% endif %}
+					| {% if current_user.has_role('subscriber') or current_user.has_role('demo') %}
+					i.pi-lock
+					|  Only project members can comment.
+					| {% else %}
+					| Join the conversation!&nbsp;<a href="https://store.blender.org/product/membership/">Subscribe to Blender Cloud</a> now.
+					| {% endif %}
 
 			| {% else %}
 			| {# * User is not autenticated #}