diff --git a/gnome/src/widget/imwidget.c b/gnome/src/widget/imwidget.c
index adb83b4473d9da8a702b4cb18347029ff1a5f96c..fcfee2d5511b365efd7ac02b800db2766b60185a 100644
--- a/gnome/src/widget/imwidget.c
+++ b/gnome/src/widget/imwidget.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ im_widget_init(IMWidget *im)
     im->info_bar = gtk_info_bar_new();
 
     /* A bar with the entry text and the button to send the message */
-    GtkWidget *box = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL, 10);
+    GtkWidget *box = gtk_box_new(GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL, 10);
     gtk_text_view_set_editable(GTK_TEXT_VIEW(im->textarea), TRUE);
     gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(textscrollwin), GTK_POLICY_NEVER, GTK_POLICY_NEVER);
     gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy(GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW(webscrollwin), GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC, GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ im_widget_init(IMWidget *im)
      */
     gtk_orientable_set_orientation (GTK_ORIENTABLE (im),
                                     GTK_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL);
+
 }
 
 GType