diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index d62b9f685..6d8c58bbc 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -156,10 +156,15 @@ function Ace2Inner(){
 
   // Ugly hack for Firefox 18
   // get the timeout and interval methods from the parent iframe
-  setTimeout = parent.setTimeout;
-  clearTimeout = parent.clearTimeout;
-  setInterval = parent.setInterval;
-  clearInterval = parent.clearInterval;
+  // This hack breaks IE8
+  try{
+    setTimeout = parent.setTimeout;
+    clearTimeout = parent.clearTimeout;
+    setInterval = parent.setInterval;
+    clearInterval = parent.clearInterval;
+  }catch(err){
+    // IE8 can panic here.
+  }
 
   var textFace = 'monospace';
   var textSize = 12;
diff --git a/src/templates/index.html b/src/templates/index.html
index c3c13db32..4f6d500b9 100644
--- a/src/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/templates/index.html
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
               box-shadow: 0px 1px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
             }
             #inner {
-              width: 300px;
+              position:relative;
+              max-width: 300px;
               margin: 0 auto;
             }
             #button {
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@
               text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #fff;
               margin: 16px auto 0;
             }
+            #padname{
+              height:38px;
+              max-width:280px;
+            }
             form {
               height: 38px;
               background: #fff;
@@ -115,7 +120,8 @@
               border-radius: 3px;
               box-sizing: border-box;
               -moz-box-sizing: border-box;   
-              padding: 0 45px 0 10px;
+              line-height:36px; /* IE8 hack */
+              padding: 0px 45px 0 10px;
               *padding: 0; /* IE7 hack */
               width: 100%;
               height: 100%;
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@
             }
             button[type="submit"] {
               position: absolute;
-              right: 0;
+              left:253px;
               width: 45px;
               height: 38px;
             }