diff --git a/module/host/control.php b/module/host/control.php
index 863d644d91..b17fc3d0fb 100644
--- a/module/host/control.php
+++ b/module/host/control.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class host extends control
         $reason     = $this->lang->host->{$reasonKey};
         if($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST')
         {
-            $postData = fixer::input('post')->get();
+            $postData = fixer::input('post')->skipSpecial('reason')->get();
             if(empty($postData->reason))
             {
                 dao::$errors['reason'][] = sprintf($this->lang->error->notempty, $reason);
diff --git a/module/host/css/changestatus.ui.css b/module/host/css/changestatus.ui.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..640ba0c3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/host/css/changestatus.ui.css
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.form-grid .form-label{width: 1rem;}
+.form-grid .form-group{padding-left: 1rem;}
diff --git a/module/host/ui/changestatus.html.php b/module/host/ui/changestatus.html.php
index bd9d897912..26f73f7a57 100644
--- a/module/host/ui/changestatus.html.php
+++ b/module/host/ui/changestatus.html.php
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ formPanel
         formGroup
         (
             set::name('reason'),
-            set::control('textarea'),
+            set::label(' '),
+            set::control('editor'),
+            set::required(true),
         ),
     ),
 );