diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
index 90c8bf41c7d..15e1ff697b9 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
@@ -1829,6 +1829,8 @@ table#user-badges {
   textarea {
     width: 95%;
     height: 150px;
+    font-family: monospace;
+    box-shadow: none;
   }
 }