diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail.elm
index b36f71fe..dfdb13fe 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemDetail.elm
@@ -1278,8 +1278,9 @@ renderEditForm model =
                         [ rows 6
                         , autocomplete False
                         , onInput SetNotes
+                        , Maybe.withDefault "" model.notesModel |> value
                         ]
-                        [ Maybe.withDefault "" model.notesModel |> text ]
+                        []
                     , button [ class "ui icon button", onClick SaveNotes ]
                         [ i [ class "save outline icon" ] []
                         ]
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMail.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMail.elm
index 0aeea8b3..47d0cb4e 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMail.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMail.elm
@@ -205,8 +205,11 @@ view model =
             ]
         , div [ class "field" ]
             [ label [] [ text "Body" ]
-            , textarea [ onInput SetBody ]
-                [ text model.body ]
+            , textarea
+                [ onInput SetBody
+                , value model.body
+                ]
+                []
             ]
         , div [ class "inline field" ]
             [ div [ class "ui checkbox" ]
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/OrgForm.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/OrgForm.elm
index da1b9861..ce6fab9e 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/OrgForm.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/OrgForm.elm
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ view model =
             [ text "Notes"
             ]
         , div [ class "field" ]
-            [ textarea [ onInput SetNotes ] [ Maybe.withDefault "" model.notes |> text ]
+            [ textarea
+                [ onInput SetNotes
+                , Maybe.withDefault "" model.notes |> value
+                ]
+                []
             ]
         ]
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/PersonForm.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/PersonForm.elm
index 25680aa2..9be47281 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/PersonForm.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/PersonForm.elm
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ view model =
             [ text "Notes"
             ]
         , div [ class "field" ]
-            [ textarea [ onInput SetNotes ] [ Maybe.withDefault "" model.notes |> text ]
+            [ textarea
+                [ onInput SetNotes
+                , Maybe.withDefault "" model.notes |> value
+                ]
+                []
             ]
         ]
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SourceForm.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SourceForm.elm
index 50568f40..3df00439 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SourceForm.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/SourceForm.elm
@@ -152,7 +152,11 @@ view flags model =
             ]
         , div [ class "field" ]
             [ label [] [ text "Description" ]
-            , textarea [ onInput SetDescr ] [ model.description |> Maybe.withDefault "" |> text ]
+            , textarea
+                [ onInput SetDescr
+                , model.description |> Maybe.withDefault "" |> value
+                ]
+                []
             ]
         , div [ class "inline field" ]
             [ div [ class "ui checkbox" ]